Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Kumeyaay
Lands
San Diego and Imperial counties, California, US, and Tecate, Ensenada and Rosarito in Baja California, Mexico
Countries United States, Mexico
Facts 3
Today
North of the US and Mexico border there are 12 Kumeyaay Nation bands today, each original to Kumeyaay territory. Sycuan is one of them.
As of 2026 Source: Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, History & Heritage (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
In Baja California the Kumiai call themselves Tipai. Their communities sit on the coastal plateaus of Ensenada and Rosarito and in Tecate.
Source: Sistema de Información Cultural, Secretaría de Cultura (Mexico), Kumiais (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Kumiai weavers make baskets from willow branches, called shikwines, and from rush, called sawiles, knowing the right season to cut each material.
Source: Sistema de Información Cultural, Secretaría de Cultura (Mexico), Kumiais (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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