California Indian voices on what Missions represent
- ‘akkwet horše k-hinnan, kiš sohyen k-hinnan ‘aa ‘e hemme mákkin — My heart is sad on me, oh but we are alive still. Chochenyo Ohlone Vincent Medina
- pachu attap waS aa mishshix rumsen rottey. inn kuwee makk emmen. — Now it is good to be Rumsen again. But we will not forget. Rumsen Ohlone Louis Trevino
- May’ hedda’ hoyul’ may’ jawwan/hak’wiyit — We are still alive. We are strong/tough. Chukchansi Shonna Alexander
- Aqsh’an — Death. Chumash Isa Wel
- tšiykumełtiyutš lo’katsiykoko lo’kapałpali’i. tsiyax’unimayiyuw. – Those padres inherited a sickness from their fathers. They betrayed us all. Ventureño Chumash Matthew (Masa) Vestuto
- Maneemaˀ kiiy šiišoˀvet xaa. — That house is hell. Tongva Jesse Chayaakewe Cameron Briceño-Drescher
- Hespen elelqwachi, Hessoon chacopicah… — Very bad, heart breaking… Cahuilla Rose Ann Hamilton
See Also
- Cha’cha paa’chum ‘amáayum chikwishkwi cham/Yam’ya poyam’ya ya’ani – ‘amáayum/Ya’ani – ‘amáayum — We children are suffering/We endured there, and endured there, and are wanting to escape – we children/Run away – we children. Luiseño Richard Bugbee
- Aamuuch — Kill Them. Kumeyaay Stan Rodriguez
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Cahuilla
California Indian
chochenyo
Chukchansi
Chumash
Colonization
Decolonization
Dignity
in our languages
Invasion
Isa Wel
Jesse Chayaakewe Cameron Briceño-Drescher
Kumeyaay
Language
Louis Trevino
Luiseno
Matthew Masa Vestuto
Missions
Perseverance
Pride
Richard Bugbee
Rose Ann Hamilton
Rumsen
Shonna Alexander
Stan Rodriguez
Survival
Tongva
Ventureño Chumash
Vincent Medina
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