Annual Ceremony |
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Rumsen Ohlone CeremonyCeremony is keeping tradition alive, keeping the community together, and helping each other out. Ceremony is usually composed of Talking Circles, Sweats, and Healing/Bear Ceremonies. It also brings the Tribal members in direct connection with our mother earth and is a time for healing of the land, people and all of our relations. Ceremony is a 10 day event where Ohlone come from all over to fast, support their families, and meet new relatives. On average, 70 people attend ceremony, which has been continuing annually from time immemorial to the present day.
Ceremony Locations: 7 years were spent at Rob Hill, Presidio, San Francisco 4 years were spent at Crissy Field, San Francisco 4 years were spent at Coyote Hills, San Francisco 4 years were spent at Pacheco Pass 8 years were spent at Indian Canyon, Hollister 2 year were spent at Moss Landing, Monterey 4 years were spent at Hunter's Point/Candlestick Park Ceremony always takes place on ancestral land, so as to connect with the ancestors and the land, and to show the public that the Ohlone are still there. |