IYA: The Ex-celen Remember

Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions Conference, August 27th, 2021.



IYA: The Ex-celen Remember: A Staged Reading about Native Esselen Memories of the California Spanish Missions


Luis xago Juarez, Machkas, playwright and excerpt director

Jovita Molina, Iapa and Ms. Frost

Amanda La Sofaqueen Ramirez, Ulaxmasanax

Hernan Gutierrez, Ta'apisi

Melissa V. Leal, Umunipshax, Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation



Louise J. Miranda Ramirez, Tribal Chairwoman, Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation




A Conference sponsored by:
University of California Critical Mission Studies Project
Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation
UCSC American Indian Resource Center
Hosted by Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (CA State Parks)