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Native Americans of California during the mission period: How Did Native People Resist and Persist in the Face of Extreme Adversity?

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Source A

Letter, Father Fuster to Father Serra

The 1775 Kumeyaay Revolt and Destruction of Mission San Diego

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Source B

Rattle with star design

Art and the Ceiling at Mission Dolores

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Source C

Mission Dolores

Paseo: A Way to Connect to Ancestral Homelands

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Source D

coin basket

Basketry: Weaving Traditions

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Source E

Dance of Indians at Mission in San Jose, New California

Music and Dance: Recording Traditions

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