“We are here! Can you see me? Can you hear me? I do want to be part of this sacred land; lay me to rest at Panhe next to all my cousins. . . . Explain to the world: We are not inferior.” Robert Bracamontes, Acjachemen
Robert Bracamontes, a voting member of the Acjachemen Nation, writes of the continuing
significance of Panhe in his life today:
“It was not long ago, fifteen years or so, that Ronnie Bracamontes was buried at Panhe. My father Joseph Bracamontes was present at his cousin’s burial. This is a place of the living history of the Acjachemen, Juaneno people. . . . My father and I have traveled from Los Angeles to participate in gatherings where sage is burned and talks of protecting our loved ones go on for hours. Stories of bonfires and ghost dances that draw the sacred spirits to the group are shared. We walked down the trail and saw trees planted by many tribal members when they were young. The trees are tall filling the sky with histories of our youth and now aged through time with our elder’s wisdom. . . .
We are here! Can you see me? Can you hear me? I do want to be part of this sacred land; lay me to rest at Panhe next to all my
cousins. . . . Explain to the world: We are not inferior.”
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