Kumeyaay Elder’s Series

The Kumeyaay Cultural Revitalization and Healing Project explored and documented Kumeyaay Elders and their stories of how culture is used as a modality to combat substance abuse in San Diego tribal communities and can be utilized to enhance treatment outcomes as well as to reduce substance use and behaviors. This Kumeyaay Elders Series is supported by the MAT Access Points Project, which is funded through the Department of Health Care Services California MAT Expansion Project and is administered by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. The Kumeyaay Elders Series was produced by Indigenous Regeneration and The Yumans. Directed by Lacey Cannon, Nocturnes Films, Cyrus Sutton, Chris Alvarado, and Richard Bugbee. Filmed by; Cyrus Sutton, Nocturnes Films and Leia Marasovich A special thank you to the elders, team members and funders that made this project possible. Please visit theyumans.com to access 9 other expanded elder interviews.