ABOUT US
A people, a continuance.
Five doorways into who the Esselen are: the long story of these lands, the story we tell about ourselves, and the work of return that is shaping our present.
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Reclaim & Restore Ancestral Lands
In 2020, 1,199 acres of our homeland returned to Esselen hands — and a long stewardship began.
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Esselen History
Ten thousand years of presence in the Santa Lucia Mountains and the coast.
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Sacred Land
The springs, oak groves, and gathering places that have always asked to be tended.
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Our History
A chronicle, written by the people who lived it.
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Milestones
Markers on the long road of recognition, return, and renewal.
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