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...
Native American tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands after 250 years
“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...
California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands
The land lies on the north side of the Little Sur River, where endangered steelhead fish spawn, and encompasses old-growth redwoods, oa...
Big Sur tribe regains land 250 years after being removed
Nearly 250 years ago, when Spanish soldiers built a military outpost in Monterey and Franciscan padres founded the Carmel, Soledad, and...
California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands
“It is beyond words for us, the highest honor,” said Tom Little Bear Nason, chairman of the tribe. “The land is the most important thin...
California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands
The Esselen tribe is getting nearly two square miles of its ancestral lands in the heart of Big Sur back with the closing of a complica...
California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands
The Portland, Oregon-based Western Rivers Conservancy initially negotiated to purchase the property and transfer it to the U.S. Forest ...
California Indian Tribe Gets Back Big Sur Ancestral Lands
The Esselen Tribe of Monterey County closed escrow on 1,199 acres (485 hectares) about 5 miles (8 kilometers) inland from the ocean tha...