Pá’čapa: A Mt. Rubidoux Story (2024)

Overview

Pá’čapa: A Mt. Rubidoux Story, the first of its kind, is a short documentary that centers local Native perspectives (Serrano, Cahuilla, and Tongva) of what is known as Mt. Rubidoux, a mountain located in Riverside, California. Mt. Rubidoux is an iconic Riverside landmark and includes a three-mile recreational mountain that reaches upward of 1,000 visitors a day. Monuments and plaques on Mt. Rubidoux centers on settler colonial history and includes a large cross atop. Through community engagement with tribal communities, this documentary seeks to present the voices of cultural bearers to highlight how this is a sacred Native place.