Essie Pinola Parrish
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Essie Pinola Parrish was a Kashaya
Pomo
spiritual leader and basketweaver
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Kashaya
Kashaya has several meanings, see:* Kāṣāya, the traditional monastic robes of Buddhist monks and nuns.* Kashaya language, a distinct Pomo language on the Sonoma County Coastline, California* The subgroup of Pomo people who spoke this language...
Pomo
Pomo people
The Pomo people are an indigenous peoples of California. The historic Pomo territory in northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, and mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point...
spiritual leader and basketweaver
Basket weaving
Basket weaving is the process of weaving unspun vegetable fibres into a basket or other similar form. People and artists who weave baskets are called basketmakers and basket weavers.Basketry is made from a variety of fibrous or pliable materials•anything that will bend and form a shape...
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