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Upcoming Events
Past Events
6/20/22-Summer Solstice, Native Flute and Drum Journey, Half Moon Bay: 7:00-9:00 pm at 526 Main Street in downtown Half Moon Bay, CA (in the newly renovated Odd Fellows Hall)
6/11/22-3rd Annual California Indian Arts & Culture Festival - Ohlone Park in Berkeley
5/29/22- Panel presentation after church-Dr. Jonathan Cordero and Gregg Castro video presentation “We are OF the Land” with Fine Arts Museums of SF; Ohlone Land Acknowledgement series .
Places to Visit
Asistencia by Mary Breshahan
San Bruno Mountain Shell Mound- self-guided tour and reflection
Sanchez Adobe Historical site -located in Pacifica, CA
Audrey C Rust Commemorative Site by Russian Ridge
Shell Mounds in the Bay Area:
Sanchez Adobe Historical site -located in Pacifica, CA
Audrey C Rust Commemorative Site by Russian Ridge
Shell Mounds in the Bay Area:
- KQED “More than 425 Shellmounds in the Bay Area”
- Shellmound at San Bruno Mountain & map of shellmounds around the Bay
- Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter: Large Ohlone Shellmounds at San Bruno Mountain
Public Arts and Landmarks in the River Park in Los Altos: “Muwekma Ohlone Tribute” and “The Weaver’s Gifts”; includes artwork composed of four elements: the names of the 54 Ohlone tribal groups… a carved granite mortar, broken to represent broken tradition (image below) that speaks to the history and future of the Ohlone people.
POST: Protecting Open Space Description of available trail hikes and upcoming guided hikes
Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail Project (SM County Historical Assoc.) Learn how a Spanish explorer in 1769, through the generosity and knowledge of the Ohlone people of the time, shaped the course of San Mateo County History.
Mori Point; Golden Gate National Recreation Area , Pacifica ; “An archeological survey in 1969 recorded a shell midden… leaving no doubt that prehistoric people occupied the site.” It may have been the Aramai village of Timigtac. Here is the hiking trail information.
Mount Umunhum, Sierra Azul Preserve: Native Americans have celebrated their traditions and histories at Mount Umunhum, which figures prominently in the Amah Mutsun people's creation story.
Pillar Point Bluff, Moss Beach: Hiking trails with interpretive signs; “Shell mounds, or middens, comprised of mollusk shells, cooking stones and ashes, bird and mammal bones, and other village artifacts” were found in this area. The Pillar Point mound is dated sometime between AD 500 and AD 1000. A tribelet of Chiguan Ohlone occupied a village named Chagunte at Miramar, south of Pillar Point.”
Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont Visitor Center contains educational displays that portray the Ohlone way of life and include a tule reed boat constructed by park staff and volunteers. Naturalist-led programs highlight the park’s cultural and natural history. An annual Gathering of Ohlone Peoples highlights the ways today’s Ohlone are bringing their cultures into the future.
Pulgas Water Temple: Interpretive sign on “Water is Life, Ohlone People and Water”
The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University has a permanent exhibit on the Ohlone of their area: “California Stories of Thamien to Santa Clara.”... a story of innovation, revitalization, and survival. It is also a story of colonization and assimilation. It is a story that continues to unfold today.” Also a link to their article and video of Linda Yamane and her tule boat “Tule Magnificent”.