The process to create the ha kwaiyo, a traditional Kumeyaay tule boat, for the 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦: 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 & 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 exhibition began over a year ago. The project was led by Dr. Stan Rodriguez, (Kumeyaay-Iipay, Santa Ysabel) long-time Director of Kumeyaay Community College (KCC). In October 2024, Museum staff and students from KCC harvested the tule reeds from the San Joaquin Marsh Reserve in Irvine, California. After letting the tule dry out for a few months, Dr. Rodriguez c

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3rd graders from Avocado Elementary study the Kumeyaay way of life and exhibiting the rich history of the first people of our area. Avocado School PTA Avocado Elementary Cajon Valley Union School District #kumeyaay | Cajon Valley Union School District

Presidio Park is a filled with history and mystery. In this area you’ll find a mission, ruins, trails, and eerie landmarks such as the infamous “Witches Tower.” Once the site of Kosa’aay, a thriving Kumeyaay village dating back to 10,000 B.C., this hill became the birthplace of California’s colonization when Spanish explorers landed in 1769. The Kumeyaay nursed the sickly Spaniards back to health, only to watch them erect a fort, mission, and claim their land. From this very hill, California’s m