RICHARD LEE BUGBEE, Luiseño
Payómkawichum
1948-2023
Richard Bugbee helped The Kumeyaay Information Village out with local Indigenous tribal perspectives on Kumeyaay cultural, ethnobotany and language references.
He initiated numerous emails to the webmaster suggesting cultural edits (corrections) and Kumeyaay word translations to add to our descriptions -- all of which were greatly appreciated. He was a generous cultural curator with his Indigenous knowledge.
Richard had the humble trait of a great teacher and mentor -- with his vast knowledge -- he made you feel like you, too, could become great as he built others up around himself.
Richard was a close cultural associate of Jane Dumas, Kumeyaay (Jamul band), and they were developing cultural projects for Sycuan's Kumeyaay Community College.
Richard Bugbee and Jane Dumas coauthored "Kumeyaay Ethnobotany Reader" a 92-page PDF (not available for download due to copyright restrictions with respect to Indigenous data sovereignty).
6TH ANNUAL YUMAN FAMILY LANGUAGE SUMMIT Barona Indian Reservation, 2008:
EVENT PHOTOS.
OPENING CEREMONY: Yuman bird singers and bird dancers celebrate during the opening ceremony, blessing by Albert "Boxie" Phoenix, Barona elder.
Kumeyaay elders Leroy Elliott, Kumeyaay Manzanta reservation, shakes hands with Jane Dumas, Kumeyaay Jamul, during the walk-around greeting after the birdsinging and birddancing were performed. Richard Bugbee, Luiseño, is pictured moving Jane along in a wheelchair. Larry Banegas (Barona band) is pictured in blue ribbon shirt left of Jane and Richard, and in the bird singing overall scene (two pictures up).
THE KUMEYAAY NATION NEWS EDITOR
Richard Bugbee, Luiseño Payómkawichum, was active in the local tribal Community as a leading News Editor, Language Mentor, Ethnobotanist, Curator, WEBSITE, WEBSITE, Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival AICLS.
Richard Bugbee speaking at the 4th ANNUAL FIESTA in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, November 19-20, 2005. Feel free to use this image in memory of Richard.
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Richard Bugbee biography on WIKIPEDIA.
The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival is a Native-run and led organization devoted to implementing and supporting the revitalization of indigenous California languages.
You may enjoy these exclusive Kumeyaay study guides:
KUMEYAAY LANGUAGE
CULTURAL RENAISSANCE
turn of the 21st century
As Director of the Kumeyaay Community College (formerly D-Q University at Sycuan) Shirley Murphy was instrumental in the turn-of-the-century Indigenous cultural renaissance in the County of San Diego by establishing accredited language and cultural programs on the Sycuan reservation. Yuman song leaders and Native speakers from various local reservations in the region participated in her popular cultural programs as visitors, teachers and mentors.
Yuman language singers (above), Sycuan Indian Reservation, Kumeyaay Community College students and mentors, are pictured atop a mountain in this photograph around a burning campfire learning and singing some of the timeless traditional "bird songs" of their Indigenous Yuman ancestors.
- John Christman (Viejas)
- H. Paul Cuero Jr. (Campo)
- Sam Brown (Howka Sam, Viejas)
- Samuel Q. Brown (Viejas)
- Ben Nance (non Indian)
- Larry Emerson, PhD (Navajo-Diné)
- Kalim Smith (Creek, class host) not pictured
- Shirley Murphy (Lakota, Pine Ridge, program director) not pictured
KUMEYAAY MAPS PROJECT
Featuring historical maps of Mike Connolly (Campo band).
Click on Kumeyaay map thumbnails for higher resolution copy.
MAPS of KUMEYAAY HISTORY 1769-2026 highlight Kumeyaay points of history, the arrival of the Spanish, the Spanish expansion into Kumeyaay Indigenous territory, the Kumeyaay wars with the Spanish and Mexican invaders to regain their Indigenous tribal lands and stop abusive aggression, the Treaty of Santa Ysabel 1852, the California Genocide and California Mission periods, including the current Kumeyaay bands of Native American Indians in Southern California and northern Mexico.
 The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the dust and blood of our ancestors.
- Chief Plenty Coups, Crow (1848 - 1932)
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian "Our Lives" KUMEYAAY NATION photos documentation, includes pictures of the Smithsonian's Kumeyaay Nation exhibition featuring the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians and their Golden Acorn Casino enterprise, photographed documented museum exhibits.
 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, rattles, history, construction, movies, singing, dancing.
YUMAN Storytellers...
KUMEYAAY GUIDE to Kumeyaay History and TIMELINE, Kumeyaay Culture, Kumeyaay Reservations.
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