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...
Native American tribe regains ownership of Big Sur ancestral lands
The land, which was known as the Adler Ranch, first came to the attention of WRC in 2015 when the long time owners had being trying to ...
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. Source: grist &mda...
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...
California Indian Tribe Gets Back Big Sur Ancestral Lands
“The property is spectacular, and on top of that it repatriates land to a tribe that has had a really hard go of it over the years,” sa...
1,200 Acres near Big Sur Returned to Esselen Tribe after 250 Years
Twelve hundred acres of undeveloped property near Big Sur has been returned to the 6,000-year-old Esselen Tribe after 250 years of land...
Calif. Native American Tribe Reclaims Ancestral Land Stolen 250 Years Ago: ‘The Highest Honor’
Nearly 250 years after Spanish soldiers displaced the Esselen Tribe from their home on the Northern California coast, the Native Americ...
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 ...