The April 9th meeting of the Milpitas Historical Society (in Milpitas Library Auditorium at 7PM) will hear a presentation from the book, We are not Animals, which tells the history of Indigenous people of Santa Cruz and the wider Monterey Bay Area throughout the 19th century. We are not Animals sets out to answer questions regarding who the Indigenous people in the Santa Cruz region were and how they persevered through the 19th century, a time of great violence and change. Between 1770 and 1900 linguistically and culturally diverse Ohlone and Yokuts tribes adapted to and expressed themselves through three distinct colonial encounters with Spain, Mexico, and the United States.…