Topanga < #Tongva Topaa'nga "Rock Mortar Place"
< Proto-Takic *tɨh-paha-ŋa < rock + mortar + locative suffix >
Cf. #Kitanemuk tɨhpahač "rock mortar"
Cf. #Luiseño Tóopamay "Santa Margarita Rancheria" < little mortar place >
#etymology #Toongvet #Tovaangar #Takic #Uto-Aztecan
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< Proto-Takic *tɨh-paha-ŋa < rock + mortar + locative suffix >
Cf. #Kitanemuk tɨhpahač "rock mortar"
Cf. #Luiseño Tóopamay "Santa Margarita Rancheria" < little mortar place >
#etymology #Toongvet #Tovaangar #Takic #Uto-Aztecan
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February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Topanga < #Tongva Topaa'nga "Rock Mortar Place"
< Proto-Takic *tɨh-paha-ŋa < rock + mortar + locative suffix >
Cf. #Kitanemuk tɨhpahač "rock mortar"
Cf. #Luiseño Tóopamay "Santa Margarita Rancheria" < little mortar place >
#etymology #Toongvet #Tovaangar #Takic #Uto-Aztecan
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< Proto-Takic *tɨh-paha-ŋa < rock + mortar + locative suffix >
Cf. #Kitanemuk tɨhpahač "rock mortar"
Cf. #Luiseño Tóopamay "Santa Margarita Rancheria" < little mortar place >
#etymology #Toongvet #Tovaangar #Takic #Uto-Aztecan
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"Last Indian with American Flag" (1975)
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
January 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
"Last Indian with American Flag" (1975)
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
Lengua franca of St. Francis appreciated at Barona Misson, Campo Kumeyaay.
Ewiiaapaayp/Cuyapaipe (Kumeyaay Indians)
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, Jamul Indian Village
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
& Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
Ewiiaapaayp/Cuyapaipe (Kumeyaay Indians)
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, Jamul Indian Village
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
& Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Lengua franca of St. Francis appreciated at Barona Misson, Campo Kumeyaay.
Ewiiaapaayp/Cuyapaipe (Kumeyaay Indians)
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, Jamul Indian Village
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
& Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
Ewiiaapaayp/Cuyapaipe (Kumeyaay Indians)
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, Jamul Indian Village
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
& Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
"Last Indian with American Flag" (1975)
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
January 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
"Last Indian with American Flag" (1975)
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
serigraph (screenprint) on paper
by Fritz William Scholder V (1937-2005)
Native American artist of French, English, German descent
and member of the Luiseño tribe in California
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people! - Trump
December 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people! - Trump
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!
Trump: ‘I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!’
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump: ‘I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!’
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I just approved more money for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to help them recover from the damage to their Community during Tropical Storm Hilary — They are GREAT people!
GUESTS
Amy Denet Deal (Diné), founder of 4KINSHIP
Ruth-Ann Thorn (Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians), entrepreneur and owner of Native Star
Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O'odham, and Tohono O'odham), artist, designer, and entrepreneur
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Amy Denet Deal (Diné), founder of 4KINSHIP
Ruth-Ann Thorn (Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians), entrepreneur and owner of Native Star
Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O'odham, and Tohono O'odham), artist, designer, and entrepreneur
www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-decem...
Monday, December 15, 2025 – A Native entrepreneur’s view of the retail shopping season » Native America Calling
The holiday gift-giving time is when many retailers make a bulk of their annual profit. Several Native entrepreneurs have just opened their doors and are hopeful that this season will propel them…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GUESTS
Amy Denet Deal (Diné), founder of 4KINSHIP
Ruth-Ann Thorn (Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians), entrepreneur and owner of Native Star
Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O'odham, and Tohono O'odham), artist, designer, and entrepreneur
www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-decem...
Amy Denet Deal (Diné), founder of 4KINSHIP
Ruth-Ann Thorn (Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians), entrepreneur and owner of Native Star
Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O'odham, and Tohono O'odham), artist, designer, and entrepreneur
www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-decem...
"I think I admired him more and learned more from him than any other man aside from my father.”
Nixon on Wallace “Chief” Newman, his football coach at Whittier (& a Luiseno Indian)
Nixon on Wallace “Chief” Newman, his football coach at Whittier (& a Luiseno Indian)
December 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"I think I admired him more and learned more from him than any other man aside from my father.”
Nixon on Wallace “Chief” Newman, his football coach at Whittier (& a Luiseno Indian)
Nixon on Wallace “Chief” Newman, his football coach at Whittier (& a Luiseno Indian)
"Nixon had issued his...message to Congress on Indian affairs, which called for tribal 'self-determination' and declared the termination policy 'morally and legally unacceptable.'" (Nixon...counted his football coach at Whittier College, Wallace Newman, a Luiseño tribal citizen, as a mentor." (3/6)
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Nixon had issued his...message to Congress on Indian affairs, which called for tribal 'self-determination' and declared the termination policy 'morally and legally unacceptable.'" (Nixon...counted his football coach at Whittier College, Wallace Newman, a Luiseño tribal citizen, as a mentor." (3/6)
Fritz Scholder. (Luiseno Mission indigenous)
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Fritz Scholder. (Luiseno Mission indigenous)
For more than 15 years, Mel has worked with Southern California teachers and educators, emphasizing the history, culture, and folklore of the Luiseño people through various mediums. This Native American Heritage Month, I’m grateful for Mel’s work to continue sharing indigenous history.
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
For more than 15 years, Mel has worked with Southern California teachers and educators, emphasizing the history, culture, and folklore of the Luiseño people through various mediums. This Native American Heritage Month, I’m grateful for Mel’s work to continue sharing indigenous history.
Dead Indians, Missing Women, Future Ancestors: Indigenous Art That Refuses to Behave
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño, Ipi, Mexican American), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe), and Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, European) have become foundational figures.
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño, Ipi, Mexican American), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe), and Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, European) have become foundational figures.
Dead Indians, Missing Women, Future Ancestors: Indigenous Art That Refuses to Behave
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
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November 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Dead Indians, Missing Women, Future Ancestors: Indigenous Art That Refuses to Behave
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño, Ipi, Mexican American), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe), and Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, European) have become foundational figures.
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño, Ipi, Mexican American), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe), and Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, European) have become foundational figures.
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño) is the artist who made it impossible to pretend that the museum vitrine is just “a display case.”
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
Rogue Art Historian (@roguearthistorian)
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño) is the artist who made it impossible to pretend that the museum vitrine is just “a display case.” In his hands, the glass box becomes a stage, a coffin, a joke, a co...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
James Luna (Payómkawichum/Luiseño) is the artist who made it impossible to pretend that the museum vitrine is just “a display case.”
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock)Adaptation II, 2012
Every surface of these shoes is alive with meaning: glass beads, porcupine quills, sterling silver cones, brass sequins, feathers, rawhide, and buckskin come together in a vibrant symphony of texture and tradition.
Every surface of these shoes is alive with meaning: glass beads, porcupine quills, sterling silver cones, brass sequins, feathers, rawhide, and buckskin come together in a vibrant symphony of texture and tradition.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock)Adaptation II, 2012
Every surface of these shoes is alive with meaning: glass beads, porcupine quills, sterling silver cones, brass sequins, feathers, rawhide, and buckskin come together in a vibrant symphony of texture and tradition.
Every surface of these shoes is alive with meaning: glass beads, porcupine quills, sterling silver cones, brass sequins, feathers, rawhide, and buckskin come together in a vibrant symphony of texture and tradition.
2025 "Dentalium Sculptural Dress" by Jamie Okuma, a Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock designer and artist. See more of her work here (https://www.jokuma.com/).
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
2025 "Dentalium Sculptural Dress" by Jamie Okuma, a Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock designer and artist. See more of her work here (https://www.jokuma.com/).
…the unceded lands of the Cahuilla, Cupeño, Kumiai/Kumeyaay, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples. We all must unite to resist occupation, genocide, border militarism, the prison-industrial complex, capitalism, and all forms of imperialism. We also struggle against sexism, racism, homophobia…
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
…the unceded lands of the Cahuilla, Cupeño, Kumiai/Kumeyaay, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples. We all must unite to resist occupation, genocide, border militarism, the prison-industrial complex, capitalism, and all forms of imperialism. We also struggle against sexism, racism, homophobia…
To all individuals, collectives/organizations resisting from below and to the left,
Enero Zapatista is a month-long series of politically & culturally conscious events on the unceded lands of the Kumiai/Kumeyaay, Cahuilla, Cupeño, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples that commemorates the uprising…
Enero Zapatista is a month-long series of politically & culturally conscious events on the unceded lands of the Kumiai/Kumeyaay, Cahuilla, Cupeño, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples that commemorates the uprising…
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To all individuals, collectives/organizations resisting from below and to the left,
Enero Zapatista is a month-long series of politically & culturally conscious events on the unceded lands of the Kumiai/Kumeyaay, Cahuilla, Cupeño, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples that commemorates the uprising…
Enero Zapatista is a month-long series of politically & culturally conscious events on the unceded lands of the Kumiai/Kumeyaay, Cahuilla, Cupeño, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples that commemorates the uprising…
Celebrate Native American History Month by reading In-Na-Poets!
Casandra Lopez is a Tongva and Luiseño writer and educator. She is the author Brother Bullet and is an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego.
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Casandra Lopez is a Tongva and Luiseño writer and educator. She is the author Brother Bullet and is an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego.
https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/brother-bulllet
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Celebrate Native American History Month by reading In-Na-Poets!
Casandra Lopez is a Tongva and Luiseño writer and educator. She is the author Brother Bullet and is an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego.
https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/brother-bulllet
Casandra Lopez is a Tongva and Luiseño writer and educator. She is the author Brother Bullet and is an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego.
https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/brother-bulllet
In San Diego County, we recognize the Kumeyaay/Diegueño, Luiseño, Cupeño, and Cahuilla nations, whose resilience, knowledge, and lasting connection to this land continue to shape and inspire our communities today.
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In San Diego County, we recognize the Kumeyaay/Diegueño, Luiseño, Cupeño, and Cahuilla nations, whose resilience, knowledge, and lasting connection to this land continue to shape and inspire our communities today.
#FirewoodMonth continues with a webinar tomorrow (Oct. 28, 4 p.m. EST) on the goldspotted oak borer and its spread through firewood. Presented by Joelene Tamm, Natural Resources Director for the LA Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians.
Register: tnc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
Register: tnc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
#FirewoodMonth continues with a webinar tomorrow (Oct. 28, 4 p.m. EST) on the goldspotted oak borer and its spread through firewood. Presented by Joelene Tamm, Natural Resources Director for the LA Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians.
Register: tnc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
Register: tnc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM