This recording is the opening conversation entitled “Uncovering Difficult Histories at Santa Cruz Mission,” which was part of the Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions event, held on August 27, 2021, preceding the Mission Bell removal.This opening conversation started with comments by Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair, Valentin Lopez, followed by Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez, State Park Historian for the Santa Cruz District. Martin is also the co-producer of this podcast.Music by G. GonzalesVideo of this talk can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxS2NYQRTNITelling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions was co-sponsored by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation, the UC Santa Cruz American Indian Resource Center & the University of California Critical Mission Studies Program.Additional information on the Critical Mission Studies Program can be found here: https://criticalmissionstudies.ucsd.edu/This podcast is supported by the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/This episode contains graphic descriptions of slavery, genocide, & sexual violence.44:10