The Legacy of the Kumeyaay: Their Road from Despair to Success

The Kumeyaay are believed to have occupied the San Diego Coastal Area for as many as 12,000 years. But when the Spaniards, Mexicans, and Americans came, they reduced the Indigenous occupants of this area to the status of landless peons. Over time, the Kumeyaay developed survival strategies in order to survive the occupation of others. Many would say they have not only survived, but thrived, thanks…