Marina's City Council formally proclaimed such at it's meeting last night with a Proclamation presented to Louise J. Miranda-Ramirez, Chair of the Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation, and several Tribal members. The City of Marina is located within the current and ancestral lands of the Esselen peoples. By honoring the Indigenous peoples of this area, the City Council recognizes the the important past, present, and future gifts of knowledge and ways of being on this land that provide the beauty and bounty that we enjoy today.