The Esselen tribe’s 250-year homecoming
A 1,200-acre property occupied by the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County 250 years ago has been returned to the tribe.
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Big Sur Tribe Gets Little Sur Land Back, 250 Years after It Was Colonized
The recent cultural conversations and statue topplings of Franciscan missionary Father Junipero Serra have rekindled the conversation o...
250 Years Later, Big Sur Land Returned To Tribe: Report
A 1,200-acre property occupied by the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County 250 years ago has been returned to the tribe.
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Native American Tribe Reclaims Old-Growth Redwood Ancestral Lands After 250 Years
The money came from a 2018 voter-approved parks and water bond that included $60 million for competitive grants to acquire Native Ameri...
Big Sur Land Will Be Returned to Esselen Tribe After Two Centuries
The Little Sur River runs through it. A parcel of 1,200 acres of classic Big Sur scenery: Redwoods, oak, chaparral, sage, and the sharp...
After 250 years, Native American tribe regains ancestral lands in California
A Native American tribe originating from Big Sur, Calif., secured a deal that finally returned a portion of their ancestral lands to th...
After 250 Years, Tribe Regains Big Sur Ancestral Lands
“We are beyond thrilled to have closed escrow this past week on the sacred lands in Big Sur, California. Thank you to everyone who has ...
After 250 years, Native American tribe regains ownership of Big Sur ancestral lands
“These lands are home to many ancient villages of our people, and directly across the Little Sur River sits Pico Blanco or ‘Pitchi’, wh...
California Native American tribe gets back ancestral lands
The Esselen Tribe is getting back California land on the Big Sur coast that was taken from them almost 250 years ago by a Spanish colon...
Calif. tribe regains land at Big Sur
A Native American tribe has reclaimed a small part of ancestral lands on California’s Big Sur coast that were lost to Spanish colonial ...