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Éxva Teméeku is the place of Creation for the Luiseño people. This cultural site was originally excavated in 1952, and the archaeological collection, over 150 cubic feet, remained in storage until 2010. A brief site report published immediately after the excavation analyzed only a portion of the collection, leaving many unanswered questions about this remarkably significant cultural site. This landmark book provides the first ever detailed archaeological analysis of the entire prehistoric portion of the 'Éxva Teméeku collection and has led to new conclusions about what village life was like for the Luiseño people before contact. Additionally, this analysis has provided the author an opportunity to play a role in the preservation of her Luiseño ancestors’ village through knowledge and affirmation of their thriving presence and in the process, serve all Luiseño people, past, present and future.

In this powerful work, Shadows of Sherman, the evolution of this landmark institution, the Sherman Indian High School, is presented through Lorene Sisquoc’s unparalleled lens of understanding and knowledge of the long, storied history of Sherman. Since 1991, Lorene has been the Curator at the Sherman Indian Museum, while her association with Sherman goes back decades before her curatorship, as she was literally raised at Sherman by her mother Tonita Largo Glover and her grandma Ida Gooday Largo. Lorene’s collaborators on this remarkable project are the esteemed Dr. Cliff Trafzer, Costo Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of California, Riverside and Dr. Jeffrey Smith of the University of Hawaii, Hilo. Together, the authors have culled remarkable archival images, stories and documents and with these, they have woven the history of Sherman that has never been available until now.

Book one in the life cycle series. This informative and thought provocating book takes the reader on a journey through the life cycle of an oak tree, beginning with an acorn and ending with a flowering oak tree. Includes life cycle activity and English translation.

Book three in the life cycle series. This informative and thought provocating book takes the reader on a journey through the life cycle of a frog, beginning with frog eggs in a pond and ending with a full-grown frog. Includes life cycle activity and English translation.

Book two in the life cycle series. This informative and thought provocating book takes the reader on a journey through the life cycle of a butterfly, beginning with butterfly eggs on a leaf and ending with a beautiful, fluttering butterfly. Includes life cycle activity and English translation.

A Luiseño First Reader. 'Atáaxum Alphabet is a colorful and inviting children's book that highlights over 100 Luiseño words with corresponding images.The 'Atáaxum language, Chamtéela, is made up of different sounds than the English language, and our alphabet reflects these differences.