Who are the Amah Mutsun?
Today the Amah Mutsun Tribe is an active community of nearly 600 members, each of whom can trace their individual descent directly to a Mission San Juan Bautista Indian and/or a Mission Santa Cruz Indian. Some within the Tribe can tie their descendency to other Missions as well.
Where are the Amah Mutsun located?
The traditional territory of the Amah Mutsun encompasses all or portions of the modern Counties of San Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and San Mateo. Historically comprised of more than 20 politically distinct peoples, the modern tribe represents the surviving descendant families of these historic groups.
What is the Amah Mutsun land trust?
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT), an initiative of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, is the vehicle by which the Amah Mutsun access, protect, and steward lands that are integral to our identity and culture. The AMLT returns our tribe to our ancestral lands and restores our role as environmental stewards.
Is Amah Mutsun federally recognized?
The Amah Mutsun are not a federally recognized tribe, due to the vagaries of history. They have no land, no sovereignty and no access to funds, health care and education that other tribes receive. “In 1929 the federal government sent out Indian agents to take a census of California Indians,” Lopez explained.
What tribal land is Santa Cruz on?
“UC Santa Cruz is located on the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe.
What Indians lived at San Juan Bautista?
the Mutsun Indians
Prior to the Spanish occupation of California, the San Juan Valley was the home of the Mutsun Indians. One of their village sites was on the eastern edge of San Juan Bautista. The Mutsun built the beehive-shaped huts of willow and coarse grass.
What Indians lived in San Juan Bautista?
Was Mission San Juan Bautista destroyed?
A photograph of Mission San Juan Bautista taken between 1880 and 1910. The steeple (far right), constructed after the mission was secularized, was subsequently destroyed in a fire. Following its creation in 1797, San Juan’s population grew quickly.
What is the Amah Mutsun tribal band?
The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band currently has an enrolled membership of nearly 600 BIA documented Indians. These are the Previously Recognized Tribal group listed by the Indian Service Bureau (now known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs) as the “San Juan Band.”.
What happened to the Amah Mutsun?
This pervasive, statewide persecution sent an unambiguous message to the Amah Mutsun: hide or be eradicated/exterminated. In 1891 the President of the United States signed an act for the relief of the Mission Indians in the State of California.
Why does the Amah Mutsun tribal band support the Junipero Serra campaign?
The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band supports the campaign opposing Pope Francis’ decision to canonize Junipero Serra. As our ancestors worked to fulfill their obligation to protect the wildlife of the land, they also studied their non-human relatives for thousands of years.
What was the purpose of the Amah mission?
The Mission library contained records about the local Amah, including records of births, baptisms, marriages and funerals, as well as punishment and imprisonments. From these records, journals and other documents, it is apparent that the priests attempted to inculcate the Amah Mutsun with a new value system, so as to “civilize” them.