Acjachemen

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rdf:langString Acjachemen (Juaneño)

rdf:langString English, Spanish, and Juaneño

rdf:langString Clarence H. Lobo , elected spokesperson of the Juaneño from 1946 to 1985.

rdf:langString Acjachemen

rdf:langString about 1,900

rdf:langString Payómkawichum , Tongva

rdf:langString Christianity

rdf:langString traditional tribal religion,

rdf:langString The Acjachemen (/ɑːˈxɑːtʃəməm/, alternate spelling: Acagchemem) are an Indigenous people of California. They historically lived south of what is known as the Aliso creek and what became San Diego county. The Spanish colonizers called the Acjachemen Juaneño, following their baptism at Mission San Juan Capistrano in the late 18th century. Today many contemporary members of the tribe who identify as descendants of the Indigenous society living in the local San Juan and San Mateo Creek drainage areas prefer the term Acjachemen as their autonym, or name for themselves, in an effort to decolonize their history. Their language was a variety closely related to the Luiseño language of the nearby Payómkawichum (Luiseño) people. In the 20th century, the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation was organized but is not federally recognized. The lack of federal recognition has prevented the Acjachemen from accessing, protecting, and restoring their ancestral lands and sacred sites.