How Indigenous People Got Some Land Back in Oakland

Rinihmu Pulte'irekne’s five acres in Joaquin Miller park include an overlook with views of the Bay, a redwood grove, and oak forest. (Courtesy of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust)

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.

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