First Peoples of Southern California Preview
Preview: 6/11/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Coming 6/11 learn how the First Peoples of Southern California lived before the American Revolution.
Premiering 6/11 - The First Peoples of Southern California before 1775 include the Payómkawichum, Cupa, Cahuilla, and Kumeyaay. Discover how they lived before contact in ways that were rich, scientific, and sophisticated. Before the American Revolution, their world was already changing. As European powers expanded, two histories unfolded on different paths. Their story is one of resilience.
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Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California's History is a local public television program presented by KPBS
First Peoples of Southern California Preview
Preview: 6/11/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Premiering 6/11 - The First Peoples of Southern California before 1775 include the Payómkawichum, Cupa, Cahuilla, and Kumeyaay. Discover how they lived before contact in ways that were rich, scientific, and sophisticated. Before the American Revolution, their world was already changing. As European powers expanded, two histories unfolded on different paths. Their story is one of resilience.
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- We lost so many of our storytellers and our elders that much of that story was lost.
- [Elsa] Reframe the events of 1775 by placing San Diego and the East coast side-by-side - [Ral] Warriors from those villages, they burned down the mission.
- [Elsa] Two acts of resistance, two very different outcomes.
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Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California's History is a local public television program presented by KPBS