Luiseño
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The Luiseño or Payómkawichum are an Indigenous people of California who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging from the present-day southern part of Los Angeles County to the northern part of San Diego County, and inland . In the Luiseño language, the people call themselves Payómkawichum (also spelled Payómkowishum), meaning "People of the West." After the establishment of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (The Mission of Saint Louis King of France), "the Payómkawichum began to be called San Luiseños, an
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- PayómkawichumLuiseño
- Ethnic group.image
- Luiseno drawing early 1800s.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Drawing of Luiseño men in traditional dance regalia, by Pablo Tac (Luiseño, 1822–1844)
- Ethnic group.population
- 2,500 (including Ajachmem people)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- United States (California)
- Ethnic group.rels
- Traditional tribal religion, Christianity
- Ethnic group.langs
- English and Spanish, formerly Luiseño
- Ethnic group.related
- Juaneño, Cupeño, Cahuilla, Serrano, Gabrielino-Tongva, Kumeyaay, and Chemehuevi
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-colonization
- Mission period
- Mexican period
- Mexican-American War
- American period
- Language
- Bands
- Villages
- Riverside County
- San Diego County
- Notable Luiseños
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Luiseño or Payómkawichum are an Indigenous people of California who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging from the present-day southern part of Los Angeles County to the northern part of San Diego County, and inland . In the Luiseño language, the people call themselves Payómkawichum (also spelled Payómkowishum), meaning "People of the West." After the establishment of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (The Mission of Saint Louis King of France), "the Payómkawichum began to be called San Luiseños, and later, just Luiseños by Spanish missionaries due to their proximity to this San Luis Rey mission.
Today there are six federally recognized tribes of Luiseño bands based in southern California, all with reservations. Another organized band is not federally recognized.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luiseño” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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