Putuidem | |
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Village | |
  Putuidem Location of the former village in California | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′08″N 117°40′05″W / 33.51879033543555°N 117.6680990332712°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| City | San Juan Capistrano |
| Time zone | UTC-8 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 |
| ZIP | 92675 |
| Area code | 949 |
Putuidem (Acjachemen: "belly" or "the navel"),[1] alternative spelling Putiidhem or Putuidhem,[2][3] was a large native village of the Acjachemen people, also known as Juaneño since their relocation to Mission San Juan Capistrano.[4] Putuidem was a mother village, a community that spawned other villages of the tribe.[5]
The site is situated in what is currently San Juan Capistrano, California just off Interstate 5, about a mile north of the mission. It is now buried underneath the sports field and performing arts center of Junipero Serra Catholic High School, which began construction with approval from the city in 2003 after protest and lawsuits to preserve it.[1][2][6]
In 2021, the Putuidem Village Park was opened in the city to commemorate the village.[3]
- ^ a b Loewe, Ronald (2016). Of Sacred Lands and Strip Malls: The Battle for Puvungna. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 137. ISBN 978-0759121621.
- ^ a b Lewinnek, Elaine (2022). A people's guide to Orange County. Gustavo Arellano, Thuy Vo Dang. Oakland, California. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-520-97155-4. OCLC 1226813397.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Putiidhem Village". Sacred Sites International Foundation. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "New Church-Indian Divide". Los Angeles Times. November 27, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Leopo, Julie (2020-10-12). "Leopo: A Time to Reflect, Recognize Local Indigenous History". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.