1. Diegueño is a name the Spanish called the Indians. But the Diegueños called themselves Kumeyaay.

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5. acorn

6. mortar & pestle for grinding acorns

7. Acorns before being crushed.

8. Rocks used for crushing acorns.

9. rabbit skin blanket

10. weir fishing

12. Agave was used for nets and huts.

13. Agave fiber skirt

14. agave sandals

15. scallops

16. lobster

17. clams

18. hut

20. San Diego River Most Kumeyaay lived on the river. They used it as transportation.

21. Bow strings made with agave fiber

22. fish net made of agave fiber

23. cooking ollas small necks prevented evaporation of liquids

24. The Kumeyaay spoke Yuman (not English)

25. Women were the potters (pot makers) and basket weavers.

26. Both girls and boys learned the use of the pointed throwing stick to hunt rabbits.

27. Both men and women gathered acorns and pine nuts.

28. Men and women wore “burden baskets” on their heads to carry provisions (food).

29. Some baskets were used to sift acorn powder.

30. Kumeyaay believed that bears and eagles were sacred (holy).

31. Kumeyaay believed that porpoises were the “guardians of the world.”

32. The Kumeyaay used rabbit skin blankets.

33. Modern Kumeyaay showing traditional clothing.

34. Kumeyaay sandals and carrying bags made of agave plant fibers.

35. Cooking ollas

36. Playing peon

38. Created by: Geneva Hultenius 2008