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“LISTEN: Inside the extortionate meeting with the Bay Area congressional delegation”

Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh at TEDXBerkeley

TUNE IN to listen to the Chairwoman's congressional meeting with the Bay Area delegation. The controversial meeting sparked concern, outrage, and disappointment in the Bay Area and stands in contrast to the wide support the Tribe has received from the Bay Area and a bipartisan coalition of Congress.

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Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh at TEDXBerkeley

Makkin Mak Muwekma Wolwoolum, 'Akkoy Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi!
We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Land, Where We Are Born!

HorŠe Tuuxi! = (hor-sheh troo-hee) Welcome to the Official Website of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area. The present-day Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is comprised of all of the known surviving American Indian lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay region who trace their ancestry through the Missions Dolores, Santa Clara, and San Jose; and who were also members of the historic Federally Recognized Verona Band of Alameda County. The aboriginal homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe includes the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, most of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and portions of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and San Joaquin. This large contiguous geographical area, which historically crosscuts aboriginal linguistic and tribal boundaries, fell under the sphere of influence of the aforementioned three missions between 1776 and 1836. The missionization policies deployed by the Catholic Church and militarily supported by the Hispanic Empire, brought many distantly related, and in some cases, already inter-married tribal groups together at the missions.

Comprehensive genealogical analysis of the Mission Baptism, Death, and Marriage Records from the three Bay Area Missions traces the surviving Muwekma lineages of the late 19th century through today back to their aboriginal villages. The present-day tribally enrolled Muwekma lineages are represented by the: Armija / Thompson, the Santos-Pinos / Juarez / Colos / Armija, the Guzman / Nonessa, and the Marine-Guzman-Peralta, Marine-Alvarez / Galvan, Marine-Sanchez, Marine-Munoz, Munoz-Guzman, Marine-Arellano, and Marine-Elston / Thompson / Ruano descended families.

The Ancestral Lands and Territory of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area

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THE MUWEKMA OHLONE TRIBE HONORS ALL VETERANS THIS VETERANS DAY

Chochenyo Song by Jose Guzman

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Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Millitary History

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Muwekma Ohlone Tribe – Emerging Genomic Evidence

Reclamation of the History and Heritage of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area

Redemption Song

Bay Area's Muwekma Ohlone tribe struggles to get official recognition from U.S.

Our Original Residents, the Muwekma Ohlone

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Ohlone/Costanoan Indians of the San Francisco Peninsula and their Neighbors, Yesterday and Today

Excerpted From Milliken et al.’s 2ostanoan Indians of the SF Bay Area Study
The Verona band was visited in 1906 by BIA Special Agent C. E. Kelsey, who was documenting groups of landless Indians in response to a late nineteenth-century law directing the formation of new small reservations. Kelsey found [at Pleasanton] and at Niles (Kelsey 1971). No action was ever taken, however, to secure land for them. … Descendants of the Alisal/Verona Band still live in the San Francisco Bay Area today; they form the core membership of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe (Field et al. 1992:19).

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Press Release

Mexica-Muwékma alliance bolsters federal recognition push

Leaders reflect on Mexica Cali Native Night

Muwékma Ohlone Tribe women in their dance regalia on Cali Native Night at the Mexica New Year celebration.

Muwékma Ohlone Tribe leaders and allies are reflecting on the vast coalition of tribes, dancers, vendors, sponsors and community that poured in for the 25th annual Mexica New Year. The weekend-long event was hosted by Calpulli Tonalehqueh which invited the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe to co-host Cali Native Night, and presenting sponsor Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley.

Jonathan Lockwood
Date: Wed: Mar. 22, 2023
Phone: 424-666-9417

A Brief Historical Overview of A Previously Federally Recognized Tribe

Makkin Mak Muwekma Wolwoolum, 'Akkoy Makwarep, Manne Mak Hiswi! We are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Land, Where We Are Born!

The Present-day Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is comprised of all of the known surviving American Indian lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay region who trace their ancestry through the Missions Dolores, Santa Clara, and San Jose; and who were also members of the historic Federally Recognized Verona Band of Alameda County. The aboriginal homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe includes the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, most of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and portions of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and crosscuts aboriginal linguistic and tribal boundaries, fell under the sphere of influence of the aforementioned three missions between 1776 and 1836. The missionization policies deployed by the Catholic Church and militarily supported by the Hispanic Empire, brought many distantly related, and in some cases, already inter-married tribal groups together at the missions.

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Culture

Cultural Resources

The Continuing Existence of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe: Bridges Between Our Ancestral Past and Our Future

Customs & Traditions

Muwekma Ohlone Indian Dancers at Mission Jose in Fremont, CA Rezanov / Langsdorff Expedition, circa 1806

Language Revitalization

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Military Service

The Muwekma Ohlone Men and Women who served in the United States Armed Forces from 1914 – Present Day

Timeline and Evidence

A Brief Historic Timeline from Missionization to Present with Selected Evidence for Previous and Continued Federal Recognition

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We Are Muwekma and We Are Still Here

Faculty, Graduate Students Partner with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe to Launch “Reclamation” Exhibition at New Museum Los Gatos

The history of San Jose, CA’s name

What’s in a name? Learn how San Jose’s various names have evolved across the centuries.

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“LISTEN: Inside the extortionate meeting with the Bay Area congressional delegation”

Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh at TEDXBerkeley

Makkin Mak Muwekma Wolwoolum, 'Akkoy Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi! We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Land, Where We Are Born!

Muwekma Ohlone Tribe – Emerging Genomic Evidence

Publications

Ohlone/Costanoan Indians of the San Francisco Peninsula and their Neighbors, Yesterday and Today

Press Release

Mexica-Muwékma alliance bolsters federal recognition push

Leaders reflect on Mexica Cali Native Night

A Brief Historical Overview of A Previously Federally Recognized Tribe

Culture

We Are Muwekma and We Are Still Here

From the Blogs

Makkin Mak Muwekma Wolwoolum, 'Akkoy Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi!
We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Land, Where We Are Born!