The Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueño and sometimes confused with the Luiseño, are a Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. They live in the states of California and Baja California. In Spanish the name is spelled kumiai. The Luiseño are a Native American people who at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging 50 miles from the southern part of Los Angeles County, California to the northern part of San Diego County... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Other Mexican States Capital Mexicali Other major cities Tijuana Ensenada list of municipalities Area 69,921 km² Ranked 12th Population (2000 census) 2,487,700 Ranked 15th Governor (2001-07) Eugenio Elorduy Walther (PAN/PVEM) Federal Deputies (6) PAN = 6 Federal Senators PAN = 2 PRI = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal...

There are thirteen Kumeyaay reservations in southern San Diego County and four kumiai ejidos in Baja California. San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... Baja California is the northernmost state of Mexico; it is mostly located on the northern half of the Baja California peninsula. ...

They are divided into three bands. Along the coast two bands were separated by the San Diego River. The northern Ipai (including Escondido to Lake Henshaw) and the southern Tipai (including Laguna Mountains, Ensenada, and Tecate)). The Kamia band occupied the Sonoran desert out to Yuma, Arizona. The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. ... Escondido is a city located in San Diego County, California just north of San Diego, California. ... The Laguna Mountains are a section of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County. ... The port of Ensenada Ensenada is a city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. ... Tecate is the most popular beer in Mexico, brewed by FEMSA Cerveza. ... Sonoran Desert wildlife Mountains in the Sonoran Desert The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the border between the United States and Mexico and covers large parts of the states of Arizona, California and Sonora. ... Yuma is a city located in Yuma county, Arizona, United States. ...

Nomenclature and tribal distinctions are not well-settled. It is safe to say that the Kuymeyaay are Yuman of the Yuman-Cochimí language family and from the migration out of Yuma, Arizona, several linguistically distinct but mutually intelligble groups developed: the Cucapah, the Kumeyaay, the Paipai, and the Kiliwa. The last of these groups, located on the outskirts of Ensenada, is down to three or four speakers. The Yuman people are a group of Native American ethnic groups in the same language and cultural group as the Quechan (formerly known as Yuma). ... Yuman-Cochimí languages Yuman-Cochimí is a family of languages spoken in Baja California and northern Sonora in Mexico and southern California and southwestern Arizona in the USA. Genetic relations The Yuman-Cochimí family consists of 11 languages: I. Cochimí 1. ...

External links

• http://www.kumeyaay.info/
• http://www.kumeyaay.com/
• http://www.kumeyaay.org/