SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HERITAGE LAB ARTIST ERIC S. CARLSON / COLORIZED BY CAROLYN ARCABASCIO
An artist’s depiction of Mission Santa Clara de Asís, circa 1800. A portion of the Native American neighborhood is in the foreground, showing both native-style dwellings (right) and adobe dormitories (left). The dormitory cut-away shows its interior and construction techniques. The mission had a Native population of 1,318 individuals at that time.
It’s often thought that Native Americans either died off or were stripped of their culture during the colonization of northern California. But recent investigations are revealing that the Natives maintained their traditions. 40
winter • 2019-20
