Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day

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Greetings-

Join us for the 12th Anniversary of Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day on Friday, November 15th, at 4:30pm, outside the front steps of City Hall. Every November 15th, the City of Temecula, in partnership with the Pechanga Tribe, proudly celebrates this local holiday with the community.

The story behind Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day begins with the 7+ year monumental movement for the protection of Pu’éska Mountain. A proposed massive mine, Liberty Quarry, was planned to be among the largest gravel pits in the United States and would have excavated Pu'éska Mountain while destroying the quality of life in Temecula Valley. Most importantly, Pu'éska Mountain represents the place of the Sacred Creation Area for all Pechanga People and would have been permanently desecrated. Pechanga Creative Studios transformed this true story into a powerful, award-winning film, The Mountain that Weeps. The City encourages every Temecula resident to view and learn more about this documentary. Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day is the perfect opportunity to experience it with your family and neighbors while enjoying free appetizers and desserts at this holiday event.

Join us for Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day!
Temecula City Hall, 41000 Main Street
Friday, November 15, 2024, 4:30pm (We encourage early arrival for seating)

• Proclamation Recital
• Great Oak Press (Authors of The Temecula Massacre will be present for book-signing)
• Appetizers/Dessert
• Award-Winning Mountain that Weeps Film
• Souvenirs

This year, the authors of The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War will be available at the Great Oak Press table, for a book-signing opportunity. Pechanga established the Great Oak Press in order to provide an avenue by which Native voices and topics of significance and importance to Native Americans could find their way into the contemporary discourse and become both a growing and permanent part of recorded knowledge. Many other history books, as well as children’s storybooks are available. 

Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day commemorates the native culture and heritage of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and the profound ways in which the Pechanga Tribe, Temecula’s first peoples, has shaped the community’s character and heritage. We cordially invite you to bring your families and join us for this special occasion.

 -Aaron Adams, City Manager, City of Temecula