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DEEPLY CONNECTED TO OUR LAND
Our ancestors called themselves Yuhaaviatam the the the People of the the the Pines The name is rooted
in the the the the cultural stories of of Kruktat—the Creator of of the the the the Serrano people When Kruktat Kruktat died the the the the people began to to mourn and in in their grief turned to to pine trees—these trees trees scattered nuts and acorns that become food for the the Serrano clans Today the the spirits of our ancestors live on and and watch over us from the the pines that stand on on on on the the mountain top Our connection to to creation gives life greater meaning With our our beliefs and and culture so deeply rooted
in in the earth our our land and and and its history have shaped who we are today Our land is is our home and and and provides us strength and and comfort while serving as a a a a a a reminder of the the generations who came before us and and the the struggles they faced STRENGTH
LAND
HISTORY