Indigenous People - Life in San Diego Today

We are honored to welcome Mel Vernon, Captain of San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, to share with us on life in the community today.

"There are many Luiseño people living today, some on reservations, but most of them in towns and cities.   The San Luis Rey Band of Luiseño Indians has kept its identity as a people within the local communities that now exist on ancestral tribal lands.   Elective leadership committees and volunteers help to oversee the affairs of the San Luis Rey Band.   Today the San Luis Rey Band of Luiseño Indians is constantly being challenged to save and preserve what remains of our great cultural past, and to create and share its heritage with future generations to come.   The San Luis Rey Band of Luiseño Indians is associated with the other six Luiseño and Cupeño tribes, La Jolla, Pala, Pauma, Pechanga, Rincon, Saboba and their cultural departments as a Tribal Coalition, working together to preserve our sacred ancestral cultural heritage with local governments and museums. " --   The San Luis Rey Band of Luiseño Indians Tribal Council

https://www.slrmissionindians.org/