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Please note BANAP recognizes that other Ohlone groups may dispute homeland boundaries.
Gathering of Ohlone Peoples: Interviews and Presentations with three women descended from Ohlone, Bay Miwok, and Delta Yokut tribes; East Bay Regional Parks (10/2/22)
Palo Alto City Library has compiled a wonderful page with links to many resources and activities: Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples. There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes, each with their distinct identities and customs. Explore these resources to honor the historical and present-day contributions of Native communities.
Build Your Knowledge of Native American Heritage and Cultures, by Leslie Patron, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST); “The land in POST’s working area has been home to many distinct communities of Native people since time immemorial. We work to conserve and care for these lands — the ancestral territory of at least four contemporary Indigenous communities: the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Muwekma Ohlone, Ramaytush Ohlone and Tamien Nation. These groups have survived centuries of oppression and displacement, and are the past, present and future caretakers of this land.” Learn more and access additional resources (podcasts, documentaries, news, TEDx Talk, webinar, TV Show on Hulu) 4-1-22
Gathering of Ohlone Peoples: Interviews and Presentations with three women descended from Ohlone, Bay Miwok, and Delta Yokut tribes; East Bay Regional Parks (10/2/22)
Palo Alto City Library has compiled a wonderful page with links to many resources and activities: Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples. There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes, each with their distinct identities and customs. Explore these resources to honor the historical and present-day contributions of Native communities.
Build Your Knowledge of Native American Heritage and Cultures, by Leslie Patron, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST); “The land in POST’s working area has been home to many distinct communities of Native people since time immemorial. We work to conserve and care for these lands — the ancestral territory of at least four contemporary Indigenous communities: the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Muwekma Ohlone, Ramaytush Ohlone and Tamien Nation. These groups have survived centuries of oppression and displacement, and are the past, present and future caretakers of this land.” Learn more and access additional resources (podcasts, documentaries, news, TEDx Talk, webinar, TV Show on Hulu) 4-1-22
Articles
Aljazeera: “Restoring a culture: One Indigenous leader’s fight for her people;” Cheryl Seidner has helped the Wiyot tribe (of Humboldt County) reclaim their land and ceremony decades after a massacre stole both.(8-9-22)
AP News: “Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations” by Philip Marcello” (7-28-22); Native American repatriations is a slow, monumental task. Some 870,000 items… that should be returned to tribes under federal law are still in the possession of colleges, museums and other institutions across the country.
Bay Nature Magazine:" How Indigenous People Got Some Land Back in Oakland”-Read about how the city of Oakland returned 5 acres of Joaquin Miller Park land through Sogorea Te’ Land Trust for the use of local indigenous peoples and what some of their plans are to use the land. (12/13/22)
Berkeley News: “After pandemic hiatus, Native American language survival workshop returns to campus” by Yasmin Anwar (5/20/22) Learn about efforts at UC Berkeley to help indigenous people discover and relearn their languages.
KQED: “Meet 3 Women Behind Indigenous Land Back Effort to Reclaim SF Peninsula Farm”; Learn about a farm in San Gregorio and the three indigenous women working to reclaim it to “heal the wounds of colonialism through food, medicine, story, and restoration.” (4-23-22)
KQED Ramaytush Ohlone
Native News :“The Road to Healing” Heads to California on August 4th & 6th Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit California as part of “The Road to Healing”...”a year-long tour across the country to provide Native survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system and their descendants an opportunity to share their experiences.” (7-25-23)
A Native-Made Board Game called “Wolves” is currently seeking crowdfunding
NY Times: “New DNA Analysis Supports and Unrecognized Tribe’s Ancient Roots in California”; Learn about government recognition of Muwekma Ohlone Tribe based in part on DNA evidence. (4-12-22)
NY Times: Genetics testing linking Muwekma to burial sites. (4/12/22)
Palo Alto Weekly- Muwekma Ohlone, “Seeking a tribal home”(4/8/22)
Stanford Magazine: Celebrating a Half Century of the Stanford Pow-wow” by Marc Tessier-Lavigne (May 2022)
SF Examiner: “Federal funds boost Native American health services in San Francisco” (5/26/22)
SF GATE: Bay Area residents outraged by controversial, ‘ugly’ development that would disturb Native American burial sites; By Ariana Bindman; (8-26-22) Summary of background and current issues and points of view regarding the Sargent Ranch or Juristac land with contested proposal for a granite quarry.
The Nation: Conquest in the Courts “Without having to sign a treaty or fight a war, a 5-4 majority handed the states presumptive power over Indian lands.” by Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese on Twitter; (7-6-22)
Washington Post: “Opinion- The Supreme Court strikes again — this time at tribal sovereignty” By Stanford Faculty: Gregory Ablavsky and Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese (7/1/22) Check for followup articles about this important decision.
KQED: “Meet 3 Women Behind Indigenous Land Back Effort to Reclaim SF Peninsula Farm”; Learn about a farm in San Gregorio and the three indigenous women working to reclaim it to “heal the wounds of colonialism through food, medicine, story, and restoration.” (4-23-22)
KQED Ramaytush Ohlone
- Bay Curious: The History of the Bay’s 425 Shell Mounds”(4-4-22)
- “The Theft of Our Land"; In Newsom’s $100M Landback Proposal, Indigenous Advocates- and Have Questions”; Learn about progress to give money to Native American tribes for land to purchase and preserve their ancestral lands in California. (3-22-22)
Native News :“The Road to Healing” Heads to California on August 4th & 6th Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit California as part of “The Road to Healing”...”a year-long tour across the country to provide Native survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system and their descendants an opportunity to share their experiences.” (7-25-23)
A Native-Made Board Game called “Wolves” is currently seeking crowdfunding
NY Times: “New DNA Analysis Supports and Unrecognized Tribe’s Ancient Roots in California”; Learn about government recognition of Muwekma Ohlone Tribe based in part on DNA evidence. (4-12-22)
NY Times: Genetics testing linking Muwekma to burial sites. (4/12/22)
Palo Alto Weekly- Muwekma Ohlone, “Seeking a tribal home”(4/8/22)
Stanford Magazine: Celebrating a Half Century of the Stanford Pow-wow” by Marc Tessier-Lavigne (May 2022)
SF Examiner: “Federal funds boost Native American health services in San Francisco” (5/26/22)
SF GATE: Bay Area residents outraged by controversial, ‘ugly’ development that would disturb Native American burial sites; By Ariana Bindman; (8-26-22) Summary of background and current issues and points of view regarding the Sargent Ranch or Juristac land with contested proposal for a granite quarry.
The Nation: Conquest in the Courts “Without having to sign a treaty or fight a war, a 5-4 majority handed the states presumptive power over Indian lands.” by Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese on Twitter; (7-6-22)
Washington Post: “Opinion- The Supreme Court strikes again — this time at tribal sovereignty” By Stanford Faculty: Gregory Ablavsky and Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese (7/1/22) Check for followup articles about this important decision.
Websites
Amah Mutsun Landtrust: Vision of conservation, restoration, stewardship, research and teaching
Bay Area Native Tribe Websites
Friendship Houses: Active in assisting urban Indians and plan for a SF Friendship House for 2025; Indigenous-led organization that believes culture is medicine and helps with healing from addictions and effects of poverty; Site for Governor Newsom's California Truth & Healing Council’s September meeting.Green Foothills (Mission: To protect the open spaces, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for the benefit of all through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.) information about their partnership with Amah Mutsun to protect Juristac:
Bay Area Native Tribe Websites
- Amah Mutsun Ohlone (of the Gilroy, Coyote Valley area).
- Muwekma Ohlone (primarily of the southeast and south bay area):
- Ramaytush Ohlone (of the peninsula)
- Sogorea Te Land Trust in East Bay led by urban indigenous people; “Speak of the Ohlone in the present”
Friendship Houses: Active in assisting urban Indians and plan for a SF Friendship House for 2025; Indigenous-led organization that believes culture is medicine and helps with healing from addictions and effects of poverty; Site for Governor Newsom's California Truth & Healing Council’s September meeting.Green Foothills (Mission: To protect the open spaces, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for the benefit of all through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.) information about their partnership with Amah Mutsun to protect Juristac:
Protect Juristac : Ohlone Amah Mutsun Tribal Band strive to stop an open pit mine on 320 acres near Gilroy
The Ramaytush Ohlone (San Mateo County Website): “Have you wondered about the people who lived on the Peninsula before Europeans arrived in 1769?”
The Ramaytush Ohlone (San Mateo County Website): “Have you wondered about the people who lived on the Peninsula before Europeans arrived in 1769?”
San Jose State University Website: “The Muwekma Ohlone are Still Here” by Julia Halprin Jackson; photo by Ian Lundie
The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policy on the U.S. Act Website
The Village SF: Reclaiming and Rebuilding community for San Francisco’s Native people
The Village SF: Reclaiming and Rebuilding community for San Francisco’s Native people