Billie Eilish mocked for hosting brother Finneas OConnells wedding on stolen land
Billie Eilish is being mocked for officiating her brother’s wedding on what she may refer to as “stolen land.”The singer, 24, hosted 29-year-old Finneas O’Connell’s marriage to longtime girlfriend Claudia Sulewski, 30, at the luxurious San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif.Saturday.
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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story But social media users were quick to point out the service took place on a region that once belonged to Native Americans.Eilish caught heat at the Grammys in February after claiming “no one is illegal on stolen land” during an anti-ICE tirade.One person wrote on X: “Was this on stolen land?” Another posted: “She is on stolen land.” Another added: “On stolen land no less.”The Chumash historically inhabited a vast swath of California’s Central and Southern coasts, including the San Ysidro Ranch area.The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians says Chumash territory once covered roughly 7,000 square miles, stretching from Malibu to Paso Robles and inland to the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley.Historical documentation for the Montecito area also identifies it as Chumash territory before European settlement.Spanish colonization of the Santa Barbara area began in the late 18th century, with the Santa Barbara Presidio established in 1782 and Mission Santa Barbara founded in 1786.San Ysidro Ranch itself says Franciscan monks gave the property its name in the late 1700s after Saint Isidore, the patron saint of agriculture.Mission padres built the property’s Old Adobe in 1825 and farmed the land, according to the Santa Barbara Independent.The property later developed into the San Ysidro Citrus Ranch.
A sandstone packing house was constructed in 1889, and plans for a small hotel were drawn up several years later.Tha...