The Kumeyaay Nation flag was raised high above the City Hall
In recent years, Chula Vista has taken steps to recognize the Kumeyaay Nation as the original people of the region.
From left, Mayor Mary Casillas Salas; Jesse Pinto, a tribal elder of Jamul Indian Village; and Beatrice Zamora, a member of social justice organization Kanap Kuahan, attend a celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day outside Chula Vista City Hall on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. “I think that we can all agree that this celebration is long overdue,” Casillas Salas said Thursday. “As great as this country is, we have historically been blind to the contributions made to our history by Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian and LGBT community .”
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