The Kumeyaay or 'Iipai-Tiipai were formerly known as the Diegueños, the former Spanish name applied to the Mission Indians living … See more

Social structure
Prior to Western assimilation, the Kumeyaay were organized into bands or clans called sibs or shiimull, which were grounded in family … See more

Present-day cities with Kumeyaay village origins
• Kosa'aay (Cosoy) (San Diego)
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All languages and dialects spoken by the Kumeyaay belong to the Delta–California branch of the Yuman language family, to which several other linguistically distinct, but related, groups … See more

Pre-European contact
Evidence of the settlement in what is today considered Kumeyaay territory may go back twelve … See more

Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially. In 1925, Alfred L. Kroeber proposed … See more

• Kumeyaay traditional narratives
• Kumeyaay astronomy
• O. M. Wozencraft negotiated the Treaty of Santa Ysabel on January 7, 1852. See more