Cal State San Bernardino hosted alumnus and author Gary DuBois and co-author Lisa Woodard for a presentation on their book, “The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War.”

DuBois, cultural resource manager for the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, and Woodard, archivist for the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, shed light in their book on the largely untold history of the Temecula Massacre, an event they noted is often absent from educational curriculums. The authors gave special recognition to Tribal councils for granting permission to include protected oral histories passed down by survivors and witnesses, which were integral to their research. Published by Great Oaks Press, the Pechanga Tribe’s educational publishing arm, the book aims to bring awareness to this significant yet overlooked event.

CSUSB alumnus and author Gary DuBois and co-author Lisa Woodard visited the campus on Oct. 17 and presented on their book, “The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War.”
CSUSB alumnus and author Gary DuBois (on left) and co-author Lisa Woodard visited the campus on Oct. 17 and presented on their book, “The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War.”

Sponsored by the Office of Government, Tribal, and Community Relations and the Alumni DEI Subcommittee, the Oct. 17 event attracted CSUSB students, faculty, staff and community members from across the Inland Empire, as well as students from the Noli Indian School on the Soboba Indian Reservation.

The presentation also featured a companion documentary, designed to support educational and community outreach. For more information, visit The Temecula Massacre website.