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My Kumeyaay name is

Mi nombre Kumiai es

Joalj

HEAR MY NAME

ESCUCHA MI NOMBRE

Voice recording by

Grabacion de voz por

Ana Gloria Rodríguez

Art by Audrey Carver • Arte por Audrey Carver

I'm also known as • También se me conoce como:

Laurel sumac

Lentisco

Malosma laurina

Learn more about me and my climate connection

Más información sobre mí y mi relación con el clima

I am a shrub with waxy leaves. My stems and the edges of my leaves are bright red, and in June and July I have bunches of small white flowers that smell fruity and herbal. Like many other shrubs from Southern California, I benefit from good fire and can resprout from my roots if I burn aboveground. My roots can reach down over 40 feet to find groundwater, which helps me to survive drought. While I am resilient, I am vulnerable to prolonged drought and heat waves that we expect in this region with a changing climate.

Soy un arbusto con hojas cerosas. Mis tallos y los bordes de mis hojas son de un rojo brillante, y en junio y julio tengo racimos de pequeñas flores blancas que huelen a frutas y hierbas. Como muchos otros arbustos del sur de California, me beneficio del fuego natural y puedo rebrotar de mis raíces si me quemo sobre el suelo. Mis raíces pueden llegar a más de 12 metros de profundidad para encontrar agua subterránea, lo que me ayuda a sobrevivir a las sequías. Aunque soy resistente, soy vulnerable a la sequía prolongada y las olas de calor que se esperan en esta región con un clima cambiante.

"Relatives of the Kumeyaay Coastline", part of the Hear Our Names series, is a collaborative effort between Tipey Joa Native Warriors and Climate Science Alliance to integrate Kumeyaay names into public and digital spaces.

"Familiares de la costa Kumiai", parte de la serie Escucha nuestros nombres, es un esfuerzo de colaboración entre Tipey Joa Native Warriors y Climate Science Alliance para integrar nombres kumiai en los lugares públicos y digitales.

Relatives of the Kumeyaay Coastline

Familiares de la costa Kumiai

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