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Kumeyaay Tribe

1. The Spanish rename the Kumeyaay Digueno.
2. The main foods that the Kumeyaay ate where: mollusks, rabbit, and picked whiled fruits such as berries, and staple acorn.
3. The three bands that the Kumeyaay divided into the Ipai (northern dialectical form), Tipai( the southern dialect form), and the Kamia(the eastern dialectal).
4. The Kumeyaay did convert into Christianity.
5. On November 4&5, 1775 a force of Kumeyaay surrounded Mission San Diego de Alcala', set fire to it"s wooden structures and attacked a small Contingent of Spaniards.
6. Currently their are about 20,000 Kumeyaay descendants in the San Diego County, about 10% of whom live on it's 18 reservations, more than in any other county in The United States.
7. The Kumeyaay painted designs that represented something from their tribe.
   
8. Kumeyaay women whore willow bark skirts while men usually wore no clothing,only a woven agave belts to hold tools for hunting and gathering. They sometimes wore agave fiber sandals over rocky or thorny areas but usually went barefoot. In cold weather men and wore a rabbit fur blanket.
9. The Kumeyaay where experts at weaving fine, tightly stitched baskets, which where worn as hats by both men and women. In addition to protecting the head, they could be used as bowls for water or for carrying items. Larger baskets were traditionally used for processing foods, especially seeds, nuts, and for cooking.
10. Anybody can find artifacts of the Kumeyaay tribe, at Cuyamaca State Park on state Highway 79, 10 miles east of julian, Kumeyaay artifacts and a reconstructed village can be seen by visitors. San Diego's Museum Of Man also has an extensive display on the Kumeyaay.