Who were the Natives the Mission was founded to reach?
The Luiseño Indians were the indigenous people living here at the time of the founding of MSLR. Natives affiliated with the missions are called Mission Indians and take their names from the mission they are associated with. The Luiseño Indians trace their ancestry to Shoshonean origin. Typically they were a hunting and gathering society and prior to the arrival of Europeans covered a wide range of territory. Luiseños were and still are a proud people.
