Imagine you lived in a community where you were forced to work. Your leader would not let you leave.
People you knew grew sick and died. You were given food and shelter. But you never earned a penny. Your grandparents talked about places you might never visit. How long would it take before you wanted to escape?
Suppose you succeeded in leaving. Would you try to become like the wealthy traders and Californios who had visited your mission home? (Californios were Spanish-speaking people of Alta California.) Would you search for your grandparents’ tribes. Would you try to live off the land as they had?
