The city of Berkeley plans to purchase a Fourth Street parking lot and transfer the property to the nonprofit Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, as part of a recent settlement agreement over the long-contested shellmound site in West Berkeley.
How Indigenous People Got Some Land Back in Oakland
The city of Oakland just made history by giving over five acres in Joaquin Miller Park to an Indigenous land trust’s stewardship. But the backstory was decades in the making.
The Cafe Ohlone Transition, in its Founders’ Words
This is an excerpt from an email message sent on July 6 to supporters of mak-‘amham, the Cafe Ohlone. We are reposting it here with permission from the writers. Learn more and support mak-‘amham online at makamham.com horše ṭuuxi hemmenya—good … Read more
The Largest Land Sale in California
An ecological history of a massive ranch for sale in the Bay Area.
Indigenous Educators Fight for an Accurate History of California
This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org) on April 19, 2019 Gregg Castro first roamed the Santa Lucia Mountains at the age of 8, going out with his father to hunt deer and wild pigs in the … Read more
Solving the West’s Wildfire Problem Means Solving Human Problems
There’s room for Native ecological practices in California’s fire management, Chuck Striplen writes — but we have work to do first.
The Ohlone People Gather
Indigenous writer Gregg Castro reflects on the 25th anniversary of the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples.