THE ESSELEN TRIBE IS A FAMILY OF MEMBERS WHO LIVE NEAR MONTEREY. IN 1770 THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE MISSION. THEY BECAME CIVILIZED BY BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARMELO MISSION. THEIR TERRITORRY WAS PROBABLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE RUMSEN INDIANS OF CARMEL STATE THAT THE ESSELEN LIVED AT AGUA CALIENTE, NEAR THE HEAD OF CARMEL. THEY WERE BORDERED BY SALINIAN, AND COSTONOAN TRIBES. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT SOME OF THEIR MEMBERS ESCAPED THE MISSIONS BY RETREATING TO THE MOUNTAINS. A SMALL GROUP SURVIVED UNTIL 1840 BEFORE FILTERING INTO RANCHES AND TOWNS. A NEW BOOK IN 2004, THE ESSELEN INDIANS OF THE BIG SUR COUNTRY, BY COYOTE PRESS CONTAINS A GREAT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE NATURAL HISTORY.
THEY BELIEVE IN RESPECT FOR OUR NATURAL HISTORY AND OUR CREATOR ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS IN TRADITIONAL NATIVE PHILOSOPHIES. THEY BELIEVED ALL THINGS ARE CONNECTED. WE COME TO SEE THAT WE DO OURSELVES HARM WHEN WE DO NOT FOLLOW THIS PRINCIPAL. NATIVE TRADITIONS ARE FULL OF THINGS THAT REFLECT THIS PRINCIPAL. WHEN THEY COLLECT FOOD IT WAS DONE RESPECTFULLY. THIS REMINDS US NOT TO TAKE THINGS IN A RECKLESS MANNER.
RESPECT FOR OURSELVES AND FOR EACH OTHER IS A BASIC LAW THAT IS SEEN IN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS. GOOD THOUGHTS BRING GOOD MEDICINE FOR OURSELVES AND OTHERS. SOME TRIBES MAKE PAYMENT TO TEACH EACH OTHER TO SET THINGS RIGHT AND BRING THEIR RELATIONSHIP INTO BALANCE. THEIR TRADITIONAL CEREMONIAL DANCES BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. GENEROSITY IS A GOOD QUALITY ON BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO HELP US THINK OF OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL! THEY HAVE RESPECT FOR ELDERS. TH ELDERS TEACH THEIR CHILDREN THAT WHEN THEY LIVE AND GROW OLD MAY YOUR YOUNG ONES TREAT YOU WITH RESPECT AND HONOR. THEIR BELIEF IS THAT ALL THINGS MOVE IN CIRCLES. ANY POINT IN THE CIRCLE IS AS IMPORTANT IN THE CIRCLE AS ANY OTHER. TREATING OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND HONOR TEACH YOUNG ONES HOW TO REACH FOR THE BEST. AS LONG AS WE SING AND DANCE TOGETHER OUR PEOPLE WILL FLOURISH. DANCES ARE FOR PRAYER, MAKING THE WORLD RIGHT, MARK A PASSAGE OF A STAGE IN LIFE, SOME FOR EMOTIONAL WELL BEING, SOME FOR THANKSGIVING, SOME FOR HEALING, AND SOME SOCIAL. DANCES ARE GOOD MEDICINE FOR ALL. DANCES AFFIRM OUR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH, CREATOR, OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
THE TALKING FEATHER , OR TALKING STAFF , WAS USED AROUND 1900 TO BRING DIFFERENT TRIBES TOGETHER. THEY CAME TOGETHER IN A PEACEFUL WAY TO EXCHANGE OPINION AND DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. TALKING FEATHER RULES ARE SIMPLE - NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PERMITTED. THE EVENT IS CLOSED WITH A PRAYER AND PEOPLE ENJOY EACH OTHERS COMPANY.
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