What a wonderful video! I was born in Monterey and lived the majority of my youth in Carmel Valley. My family was extremely protective and never allowed me to wonder out and explore my environment so I had no idea of these trails existed. I’m back in the area after many years and I have the strong urge to learn about this land and teach my grandson. I want to be part of the few who keep history alive. Thank you so much for sharing.
Alex...thank you for your educational clips. The knowledge shared is priceless to all, especially those looking to connect with their roots..."we are still here".
All this knowledge I am adding to my writing journals about my ancestral roots, which I will pass on to my kids and grandkids. My 7x grandmother was from the village of Tucutnut. She was 14 when she became the wife of a spanish soldier by the name of Manuel Butron. They had a son whom is Manuel Josef Butron Jr.
Amber, thanks for watching and your comments. I just produced a show which was a site of a Rumsen village at the Carmel River lagoon. This is the link: ua-cam.com/video/Rjy4a4ms-sw/v-deo.html Also, have you seen the "Where Is My Home" film? It documents the location of the Rumsen village of Pitchi..........alex
Manuel Butron is the only non-clergy to be buried inside the California mission, his request to be buried there was given to him by Father Junipero Serra himself.
Amber...I hope you see this message. We must be related as my grandmother 4x was from Tucutnut, she lived from 1861 - 1927. My families history is tied to both missions in Carmel and San Juan Bautista. If you see this msg I would love to connect with you.
Shane, you are correct - thanks for watching and your comment. In addition to its use as a meal by Native Americans who roasted, peeled and mashed the seeds to create a dish known as hetuck, the buckeye was also used in early medicine. Though poisonous because of its tannic acid content, the buckeye--at times in history--has been used as a sedative, for cerebro-spinal treatment, for relieving constipation and asthma and for the treatment of hemorrhoids and "female disorders." It is also said to relieve the pain of arthritis and rheumatism. Local Native American tribes, including the Pomo, Yokut, and Luiseno, used the poisonous nuts to stupefy schools of fish in small streams to make them easier to catch. . Buckeye also makes a good fireboard for a bow drill or hand drill.
Amber, wow,my grandmothers history is from manual butron,i sent alex the history that my grandmother gave us, we need to take, alex could you get more information from amber I would love to see what part of the family tree you are from my grandmother was a little John, Hollister and San Juan batist,the,family are buried in the cemetery in San Juan Batista
Scott...would love to connect with you as well, we may be related. I have many ancestors buried at the city of San Juan Bautista Cemetery and the mission.
Hello Kim, thanks for watching and your comments. To see an interview of a descendant in one of my shows click of the following link - The Cave of The Hands.........alex ua-cam.com/video/kR1mNcYHVdA/v-deo.html
Kim, Amber, Trina, and Scott, the young Indian girl that married Manuel Butron was given the name Marguerite Dominguez. When that marriage was recorded at the mission, it made our ancestors the first official marriage in the state of California between a native Indian girl and a Spanish soldier. Manuel Butron also has a plaque in his honor somewhere on the mission grounds. (maybe by the chapel) In the late 1990s, my bro and I went to a family reunion for the Butron's and related families, at a park in San Jose. Learned a lot about the Rumsen Ohlone people and how we fit in the story. Our name is Mesquit but was originally Amesquita back in the day before one of our uncles decided to change it to look less Spanish and more American because he was opening a furniture store and thought it would be better for business. A hundred+ yrs later I have since brought it back and use Amesquita in my business name. A pleasant surprise finding more family members here Blessings Don
Butter Kitchen, I would definitely not recommend eating poison oak leaves. Some claim immunity, but most warn against it. The condition the natives used poison oak or their coexistence with and reaction to the plant was probably very different to our life today....................alex
Cory, thanks for your comment. The situation with crayfish in California is actually complex because there are three native species and three non-native species. Their status ranges from extinct, to endangered, to being abundant enough to be sustainably harvested. The Shasta Crawdad is a California native. However, fisheries experts believe many different species of crayfish were introduced to California in the 1960s as bait for sport fishing.
OMG I live just across the street from Garland park and never knew this fantastic u tube
What a wonderful video! I was born in Monterey and lived the majority of my youth in Carmel Valley. My family was extremely protective and never allowed me to wonder out and explore my environment so I had no idea of these trails existed. I’m back in the area after many years and I have the strong urge to learn about this land and teach my grandson. I want to be part of the few who keep history alive. Thank you so much for sharing.
Lorena, thank you for watching and your comments.....................alex
Thank you so much for sharing part of my Mother's heritage!
Alex...thank you for your educational clips. The knowledge shared is priceless to all, especially those looking to connect with their roots..."we are still here".
Fantastic. I love your original video and a brief history of Rumsen Indians.
Bijan, thanks for watching - they are fun journeys...........alex
magical
so glad i just found this channel
All this knowledge I am adding to my writing journals about my ancestral roots, which I will pass on to my kids and grandkids. My 7x grandmother was from the village of Tucutnut. She was 14 when she became the wife of a spanish soldier by the name of Manuel Butron. They had a son whom is Manuel Josef Butron Jr.
Amber, thanks for watching and your comments. I just produced a show which was a site of a Rumsen village at the Carmel River lagoon. This is the link:
ua-cam.com/video/Rjy4a4ms-sw/v-deo.html
Also, have you seen the "Where Is My Home" film? It documents the location of the Rumsen village of Pitchi..........alex
Manuel Butron is the only non-clergy to be buried inside the California mission, his request to be buried there was given to him by Father Junipero Serra himself.
@@GoonieDoll , thanks for sharing your history...........................alex
Amber...I hope you see this message. We must be related as my grandmother 4x was from Tucutnut, she lived from 1861 - 1927. My families history is tied to both missions in Carmel and San Juan Bautista. If you see this msg I would love to connect with you.
Amber get ahold of me and share rumsen history and family tree
Thanks for the kind words - Regards - Alex
Fascinating stuff Alex and wonderfully presented too ; )
+jayaybe1 Thanks for watching.....alex
Thanks for the kind words - alex
Not sure buckeye was a "food staple" It's my understanding that they usually the only resorted to buckeye if acorns were not available.
Shane, you are correct - thanks for watching and your comment. In addition to its use as a meal by Native Americans who roasted, peeled and mashed the seeds to create a dish known as hetuck, the buckeye was also used in early medicine. Though poisonous because of its tannic acid content, the buckeye--at times in history--has been used as a sedative, for cerebro-spinal treatment, for relieving constipation and asthma and for the treatment of hemorrhoids and "female disorders." It is also said to relieve the pain of arthritis and rheumatism. Local Native American tribes, including the Pomo, Yokut, and Luiseno, used the poisonous nuts to stupefy schools of fish in small streams to make them easier to catch. . Buckeye also makes a good fireboard for a bow drill or hand drill.
Amber, wow,my grandmothers history is from manual butron,i sent alex the history that my grandmother gave us, we need to take, alex could you get more information from amber I would love to see what part of the family tree you are from my grandmother was a little John, Hollister and San Juan batist,the,family are buried in the cemetery in San Juan Batista
Scott...would love to connect with you as well, we may be related. I have many ancestors buried at the city of San Juan Bautista Cemetery and the mission.
I am a descendant of the Ohlone tribe in the Carmelos. We did not all die. I've traced my ancestry to 1770.
Hello Kim, thanks for watching and your comments. To see an interview of a descendant in one of my shows click of the following link - The Cave of The Hands.........alex
ua-cam.com/video/kR1mNcYHVdA/v-deo.html
Kim, Amber, Trina, and Scott, the young Indian girl that married Manuel Butron was given the name Marguerite Dominguez.
When that marriage was recorded at the mission, it made our ancestors the first official marriage in the state of California between a native Indian girl and a Spanish soldier. Manuel Butron also has a plaque in his honor somewhere on the mission grounds. (maybe by the chapel)
In the late 1990s, my bro and I went to a family reunion for the Butron's and related families, at a park in San Jose. Learned a lot about the Rumsen Ohlone people and how we fit in the story. Our name is Mesquit but was originally Amesquita back in the day before one of our uncles decided to change it to look less Spanish and more American because he was opening a furniture store and thought it would be better for business. A hundred+ yrs later I have since brought it back and use Amesquita in my business name.
A pleasant surprise finding more family members here
Blessings
Don
Manuel is part of my family which later produced my great xs grandmother Alto Grace Soto
From what I understand Manuel is great xs grandfather and his wife great xs grandmother
So you're saying if you chew poison oak leaves you become immune to it?
Butter Kitchen, I would definitely not recommend eating poison oak leaves. Some claim immunity, but most warn against it. The condition the natives used poison oak or their coexistence with and reaction to the plant was probably very different to our life today....................alex
crayfish were introduced in the modern period - not native to the western US
Cory, thanks for your comment. The situation with crayfish in California is actually complex because
there are three native species and three non-native species. Their status ranges from extinct, to endangered, to being abundant enough to
be sustainably harvested. The Shasta Crawdad is a California native. However, fisheries experts believe many different species of crayfish were introduced to California in the 1960s as bait for sport fishing.
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