Rumsen people
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The Rumsen are one of eight groups of the Ohlone, an Indigenous people of California. Their historical territory included coastal and inland areas within what is now Monterey County, California, inclu
Omesia Teyoc, a Rumsen woman born and baptized at Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
Rumsen individuals lined up at Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
Graves of the Rumsen who died at Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
Photo of Rumsen Ohlone ceremonial basket weaved by Ohlone scholar and basket weaver Linda Yamane, commissioned by the Oakland Museum of California.
Esselen
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The Esselen are a Native American people belonging to a linguistic group in the hypothetical Hokan language family, who are Indigenous to the Santa Lucia Mountains of a region south of the Big Sur Riv
Esselen native c. 1791, by José Cardero
A drawing of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo prepared by Captain George Vancouver depicts the grounds as they appeared in November 1792. Round, native huts of thatched branches are shown in the background. From A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World.