"The word Cupeño is a Spanish term, taking the native place-name Kupa and adding the Spanish suffix “eño” which translates into a person who lives in or hails from Kupa. The Cupeños, however, called themselves Kuupangaxwichem, or “people who slept here.” They were one of the smallest tribes located in Southern California and it is unlikely that they ever numbered more than 1000 people. Peaceful hunter/gatherers of mountain and desert cultures, they descended from the Takic peoples that arrived in southern California some 2,500 years ago. " -San Diego's Indian Tribal Flags
