Conserving the Voice and Culture of the Indigenous Mutsun People
Indigenous Native Americans of California’s Central Coast
OUR MISSION
The Mutsun Tribal Foundation’s (MTF) Mission is to revive the ancient Native American traditions of California’s Central Coast. Our goal is to reclaim stewardship over our ancestral lands and sacred sites and to preserve and protect our land’s natural resources, native flora and fauna.
From Ascención Solórsano
Her wisdom was the accumulation of several generations before her.
She welcomed John Peabody Harrington, a linguist from the Smithsonian, to record the final testimony of her people before her death.
“Our belief is that the Creator made us all – therefore we are all equal. Men, women, and children were all created equally and are respected equally.
Our ancestors worked to fulfill their obligation to protect the plants and animals of the land.”
– Anthony Mondragon, Founder and Great-Grandson of Ascención Solórsano
The Mayor of Monterey Tyller Williamson, Anthony Mondragon, and Congressman Jimmy Panetta
see August 2024 Article
Mutsun Tribal Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization of the Mutsun indigenous people of today.
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