The Acjachemen (/ ɑːˈxɑːtʃəməm /) are an Indigenous people of California. Published maps often identify their ancestral lands as extending from the beach to the mountains, south from what is now known as Aliso Creek in Orange County to Las Pulgas Canyon in the northwestern part of San Diego County. [2] .

The official site for the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation. It is the interface between the tribal government, tribal members and the community at large.

The Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation are the original inhabitants of the lands that ultimately became the County of Orange, as well as parts of San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside Counties.

The Acjachemem (Ah-HAWSH-eh-men) people historically lived in present-day Orange, northern San Diego, southern Los Angeles, and western Riverside Counties of California. Archaeological evidence shows they lived there for over 10,000 years.

The Acjachemen people were a deeply spiritual people who celebrated their religion in sacred ceremonies of dance and song. Father Geronimo Boscana, who was the resident priest at Mission San Juan Capistrano from 1814-1826 gives the best written account of the customs and religion of the Acjachemen people during the mission days.

Jun 9, 2023 · The Acjachemens were a hunter-gatherer tribe, and in the coastal sage scrub area, they would primarily target rabbits, deer, and squirrels. Though these animals played a role in their diet, the Acjachemens shared the meat with predators, such as bobcats and coyotes (kumeyaayhistory.com).

Acjachemen is a term used by Fray Gerónimo de Boscana (taken from the name of the main native village) to represent the native people associated with the San Juan Capistrano Mission, also known as Juaneños. Pablo Tac, the famous native ethnographer from the San Luis Rey mission, referred to them as Sanjuaneños.

The Acjachemen Tongva Land Conservancy is a partnership between Acjachemen and Tongva descendants that is committed to acquiring, protecting, and preserving our shared ancestral homelands. We seek to reestablish Native people’s stewardship of lands integral to …

Aug 25, 2016 · But the Acjachemen, themselves, who once spanned Orange and San Diego counties, are now a landless people because they are not a federally recognized tribe. In California, they are listed as the “Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation.”

As one of Orange County's indigenous people, the Acjachemen community possesses a unique cultural continuity and communal memory of Orange County which spans its entire history. The term Juaneño was attached to the tribe during their involvement with Mission San Juan Capistrano in the 1770s.