THE ESSELEN INDIANS OF THE BIG SUR COUNTRY
The Land and the People
by Gary S. Breschini and Trudy Haversat
Coyote Press, 2004.
Hardcover, viii + 232 pages, full color.
Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Background
- Organization
- In-Text References
- Archaeological Site Numbers
- Mission Record Numbers
- Introduction
- The Esselen in Past Literature
- Esselen Deer Dancing Song
- The Land
- Territory and Geographic Setting
- The Mountains
- The Coast
- Past Climates and Environmental Change
- Changes in Flora and Fauna
- The Use of Fire
- Wildfires
- Fire on the Hills, by Robinson Jeffers
- The People
- Early Ethnographies: The Historical Accounts
- The Esselen or Huelel Language
- Esselen Dictionary
- Linguistic Relationships
- Sources of Data on the Esselen Language
- Omesia
- The Origins of the Esselen Language
- Population
- Esselen Boundaries
- Little Sur River to San Clemente Reservoir
- San Clemente Reservoir to Soledad
- Soledad to Junípero Serra Peak
- Junípero Serra Peak to Big Creek
- Incised Stones as a Marker of the Esselen/Salinan Boundary
- Political Geography
- Excelen
- Eslenajan
- Aspasniajan
- Imunajan
- Ecgeajan
- The Sargentaruc Question
- Social Organization
- Intergroup Relations
- Regional Marriage Patterns
- Religious Beliefs and Practices
- Settlement and Subsistence Patterns
- Trade and Trade Routes
- Hunting Practices
- Marine Resources
- Plant Resources
- Seasonal Round
- Dress and Personal Ornamentation
- Manufactured Items
- Tools and Weapons
- Structures
- Basketry and Cordage
- An Esselen-Style Basket
- The Rock Paintings
- The Handprints
- Hands, by Robinson Jeffers
- Individual Variation in the Handprints
- Other Rock Art Styles
- Vandalism and Deterioration
- The Mission Era
- The Indians at Mission San Carlos
- The Spanish Perspective
- The Effects of Missionization
- The Esselen at Mission San Carlos
- The End of the Mission Era
- Prehistory, Archaeology, and Cultural Resources
- Culture History
- Time Depth
- Archaeological Investigations
- Vertebrates from CA-MNT-44
- Damage to Archaeological Sites
- Traditional Cultural Properties
- Summary
- Appendix: Common Errors Regarding the Esselen
- References
- Glossary
- Index
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