KUMEYAAY NATION

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian "Our Lives" exhibition includes a featured section on the Kumeyaay Nation — the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians and their Golden Acorn Casino.

Campo Band of the Kumeyaay Nation official Kumeyaay Indian Nation web site: www.campo-nsn.gov

From the Smithsonian placards:

THE CAMPO BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS
Tipaay N'Muht (The Earth People)

Howka!

We are the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians, one of 17 bands of the Kumeyaay Nation. Kumeyaay bands live in California and Mexico, and we, the Campo band, maintain family and cultural ties with all of them. We all come from one oak tree. Times change, the world is changing around us, but we still come from the same oak tree.

Our survival has always depended on the careful management of the environment. Like our ancestors, we use our resources to meet our needs. Today, we draw on traditional knowledge and practices to guide us into the future.

- Campo Kumeyaay Curators, 2003

The Campo Kumeyaay casino, Campo Indian Reservation, Campo, California, is one of 10 NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GAMBLING CASINOS in San Diego County, CA.

PHOTO SHOOT and digital production contributed by Hank and Shirley Murphy.
Photos, Pictures , web site design by, GARY G BALLARD, San Diego.