José de Grácia Cruz, an Acjachemen craftsman and bell ringer at Mission San Juan Capistrano, photo taken ca. June 1909.
Total population
about 1,900[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States (California)
Languages
English, Spanish, formerly Juaneño
Religion
Indigenous religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Payómkawichum (Luiseño), Tongva (Gabrieleño)
The Acjachemen (/ɑːˈxɑːtʃəməm/) are an Indigenous people of California. Published maps often identify their ancestral lands as extending from the beach to the mountains, south from what is now known as Aliso Creek in Orange County to the Las Pulgas Canyon in the northwestern part of San Diego County.[2] However, sources also show that Acjachemen people shared sites with other Indigenous nations as far north as Puvunga in contemporary Long Beach.[3]
The Acjachemen language does not have any fluent speakers. It is closely related to the Luiseño language still spoken by the neighboring Payómkawichum (Luiseño) people.
^Luppi, Kathleen (June 23, 2016). "After having land stolen for generations, Juaneño Indians get a sliver back". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^Haas, Lisbeth (2014). Saints and citizens: Indigenous histories of colonial missions and Mexican California. Berkeley. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-520-95674-2. OCLC 865853684.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Loewe, Ronald (2016). Of sacred lands and strip malls : the battle for Puvungna. Lanham, MD. pp. 1–3, 120–121. ISBN 978-0-7591-2162-1. OCLC 950751182.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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