Life at our MissionWhat Tribe Lived There: The Tongva (Juaneno) was the tribe that lived at San Juan Capistrano!
The Jobs: The Native Americans took care of livestock.They also helped collect water and get water for their families. Trades: They traded hides and tallow. They had 432 cows, 830 goats, 40 pigs, 52 horses and 1 mule.They also had 305 sheep to trade. How Native Americans Were Treated: The Native Americans were treated really badly the Spanish made them do work like taking care of livestock.The Native Americans had to live on bad houses.They were given weak horses instead of strong and healthy horses. How the missions hurt the Native Americans and ways of life:They did not help because the Spanish moved into their space and they made a deal to have their space and their space. |