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MUWEKMA OHLONE TRIBAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
Past Events
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area for the CHOMP CITY BIG TIME May 7, 2023, 10am - 4pm. The Muwékma Tribe will be presenting a Tribal Land Acknowledgement and The Muwékma Wolwóolum Šawwenikma ’ayye Yiššakma ~ Muwékma Ohlone Singers and Dancers will be singing and dancing in our traditional ways.
The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will be Dancing at the Stanford Powwow on Saturday, May 13, 2023, Time: 5PM. We will also be setting up an Information and Cultural Exhibit Booth for Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13. Stop by and say “Horše Túuxi ~ Good day! (hor-sheh troo-hee)
THE 52ND ANNUALSTANFORD POWWOW INTERTRIBAL UNITY
MAY 12-14, 2023
MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND
EUCALYPTUS GROVE, STANDFORD UNIVERSITY
MMIW+ Traditional Song & Dance | Candlelight Vigil
May 5th - 6.15 - 8.15 pm @ San Jose City Hall
MMIW+ (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, 2-Spirit, and people), is a movement to end violence against women and all indigenous peoples of what is known today as the Americas.
Join us for this community call to action! All allies are welcome! Wear Red! Bring Signs and Candles in Solidarity!
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area: Opening Welcome and Blessing
Calpulli Tonalehqueh: Mexica (Aztec) Dance Offering
American Indian Alliance: Pow Wow Dance Offering
Red Earth Women’s Society: Red Dress Display
Candlelight Vigil and Closing Prayer
Gratitude to all Cohosts!
DOWNLOAD AND SHARE: This newly developed symposium is being planned in collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area and co-presented by SCU’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion, de Saisset Museum, Community Heritage Lab, and Center for the Arts and Humanities.
The Symposium is just one component of the University’s ongoing collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, and is intended to bring greater dialogue and civic engagement to the campus community and regional community. SCU sees the importance of providing a space in which Native leaders and community members come together with academics and others to explore themes and issues important to Native community partners; a responsibility that is important for all Bay Area institutions.
During the May 5 Symposium, audiences will hear from Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh; learn about the history of Bay Area Indigenous peoples from SCU’s Dr. Lee Panich, Associate Professor of Anthropology; and gain a greater understanding of the federal recognition process and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe’s efforts to re-establish their federal recognition from Alan Leventhal, the Tribe’s ethnohistorian, and Emeritus Lecturer at San José State University, and Dr. Les Field, Professor of Ethnology at the University of New Mexico. SCU’s student group the Native American Coalition for Change will also participate in the program, with their President providing opening remarks and a later panel discussion will bring together aforementioned speakers and other academics from local institutions to reflect on the process of federal recognition.
Guests are welcome to come and go throughout the day. Session information will be listed soon.
REGISTRATION DETAILS: Event is open to the public and FREE. To register for the Santa Clara University’s Inaugural Native American Symposium visit here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../native-american-symposium...?
SCU Community members with an active Access Card do not need to register, please just present your card upon arriving to Mayer Theatre. And the livestream link will be sent via campus communications.
Non-SCU community members will need to register through eventbrite to get a ticket.
View press release about the Symposium here: https://www.scu.edu/.../santa-clara-university-to-host...?
The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will be Offering a Welcome, Tribal Land Acknowledgement, and a Blessing at the Santa Clara Powwow on Saturday, May 6, 2023, 12:30 pm
Third Annual Santa Clara Powwow
Santa Clara University Ignation Lawn
May 6, 2023
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area at the MAY DAY MARCH on Monday, May 1, 2023, 3pm at Roosevelt Park, 901 E. Santa Clara St.
The Muwékma Tribe will be presenting a Tribal Land Acknowledgement and The Muwékma Wolwóolum Šawwenikma ’ayye Yiššakma ~ Muwékma Ohlone Singers and Dancers, and Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Members will be marching together with everyone who is supporting this event. Aho!
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The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is back! Featuring award-winning environmental and adventure films. Join the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area as we Partner for this FREE community event on Sunday, April 23, that's sure to inspire!
Horše ‘ukšeere Muwékma Húyyu ‘ayye ‘ITáakikma Húyyukma ~ Great work Muwékma Ambassador Julie Dominguez and Tribal Youth Ambassadors Izekiel Dominguez, Jalyssa Torres, and Lucas Arellano. They did a wonderful job presenting the Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgement with Muwékma Vice Chairwoman Monica V. Arellano at the Celebration for the 2023 I Love My Librarian Awardee Kathryn Blackmer Reyes
Wonderful Celebration for a wonderful person Kathryn Blackmer Reyes! We are so happy we were able to participate in this event. Kathryn has displayed many exhibitions about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area for Native American Heritage Month (November) on the 5th floor of the SJSU King Library.
Congratulations Kathy, you are our favorite librarian!!
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Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe at the Honoring the Earth with Mosaic America and NUMU: Building a Place where Everybody Belongs
This past Sunday, April 23, The Muwékma Ohlone Tribe participated in the Earth Day Event: Honoring The Earth, Building A Place Where Everybody Belongs. The event was hosted by The New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) and Mosaic America.
The Muwekma Tribe welcomed attendees to our Thámien Ohlone ancestral homeland and presented a land acknowledgement. The day was filled with traditional and contemporary practices of belonging, cultural performances, and art-making. Following the land acknowledgement, the Muwekma Ohlone Dance Group and Miwuk relatives sang and danced in our traditional ways. We also set-up an information table and met many wonderful people from the Town of Los Gatos, including the very friendly Mayor Maria Ristow.
Muwékma Vice Chairwoman Monica V. Arellano had this to say about the event, “NUMU is a great partner of the Muwékma Ohlone People. We are so grateful to them for their alliance and tremendous work to educate the public about our Tribe. Earth Day ~ Pire ’I-Túuxi, in our Native Chochenyo language, is a powerful time for us to recognize that we are all here together, and that we are celebrating and honoring God, Mother Earth, the waterways, the land, the air that we breathe, and each other. Aho!”
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SEEKING JUSTICE FOR MUWEKMA: POSTCARD WRITING
Join us to write postcards advocating for the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's fight for federal recognition
Snacks provided and service hours available!!
Locations
Stone Church of Willow Glen 1937 Lincoln Ave. San Jose, CA 95125 form 11 - 1 pm
Media Arts Center at Play High School 50 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto, Ca 94301 form 1 - 3:30 pm
Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward, CA 94545, Building 400, Room 405 and 455 (second floor) Parking Lot A from 3:30 - 5 pm
For decades, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe have been working as stewards to protect their ancestral heritage sites throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Join us virtually, Thursday, April 20, and explore how archaeology and anthropology have contributed to the education of the general public by supporting the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe in the development of the Reclamation Exhibitions at New Museum Los Gatos.
Thurs, April 20, 5-6 PM
Virtual via Zoom
FREE ($10 suggested donation)
Pre-registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register using this link: https://www.numulosgatos.org/events/virtual-talk-muwekma-ohlone-past-and-present
25th Annual Mexica New Year
Official poster for our 25th Annual Mexica New Year!!! Please share and repost!!! Much thanks to all our members, collaborators and sponsors. Local tribal sponsor Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, Presenting sponsor Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, School of Arts & Culture ConXión To Community Tochtli SVCREATES Castellano Family Foundation D5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz, San Jose Parks & Rec, Si Se Puede Collective and many more!!! Pic by Teko Photography Year symbol art by Urban Aztec
Cali Native Night - Sunrise Ceremony - Danza Azteca - Arts & Crafts - Food
Date: Fri - Sun: Mar 10-12, 2023
Location: Emma Prusch Park - 647 S King Rd, San Jose, CA
2ND ANNUAL CALI NATIVE NIGHT AT THE 25TH ANNUAL MEXICA NEW YEAR!
We are very excited and honored to attend the 35th Annual Mexica New Year and Co-Host with the Calpulli Tonalehqueh Aztec Dancers Danza Azteca the 2ND ANNUAL CALI NATIVE NIGHT on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 5pm-9pm.
PLEASE JOIN the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area as we Dance for Mak Muwékma ~ Our People, Mak Suyyakma ~ Our Family, ‘ayye Mak ‘Accokma ~ and Our Friends at Cali Native Night during the Mexica New Year!!! Aho!
Mákkin Mak Muwékma Wolwóolum ‘ayye Mákkin Yiššasin ‘Oyyo ~ We Are Muwékma Ohlone and We Will Dance Again!
We look forward to seeing you at the 2ND ANNUAL CALI NATIVE NIGHT – Aho!
What: 2ND ANNUAL CALI NATIVE NIGHT AT THE 25TH ANNUAL MEXICA NEW YEAR
Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Location: Emma Prusch Farm Park
647 S King Rd., San Jose, CA 95116
Please join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Opening Celebration for the Los Altos History Museum‘s new Permanent Exhibition, Making Connections: Stories from the Land. Check out the Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Exhibition within this new Permanent Exhibition!
Join us for the Opening Celebration, the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe will be offering a Welcome and Tribal Land Acknowledgement at 11:15 am and the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe Singers and Dancers will be Dancing at 11:20 am.
We look forward to seeing you at the Los Altos History Museum – Aho!
What: Opening Celebration for the Los Altos History Museum‘s new Permanent Exhibition, Making Connections: Stories from the Land
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023
Time: 11 am
Location: 51 S San Antonio Rd., Los Altos, CA 94022
The Making of an Exhibition: Reclamation of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe’s History and Heritage
Curious about how exhibitions come together? Wondering how multiple partners can come together to accomplish a common vision? Learn about the collaboration and partnership between NUMU staff, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council, San José State University anthropology professors and graduate students, and artists in telling the story of the Tribe’s history and heritage.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Date: Thursday, January 26th, 2023
Time: 5 - 6 PM PT
Location: Virtual on Zoom
Tickets: FREE with a $10 Suggested Donation
RSVP - https://www.numulosgatos.org/events/virtual-talk-making-of-an-exhibition-reclamation
Horše Túuxi Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Members, Family, and Friends,
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco on Sunday, November 27th at 2 pm, when East Bay Regional Park District will celebrate the translation of 35 Trail Posts at Máyyan Šaatošikma ~ Coyote Hills Regional Park into our Native Chochenyo Language.
The Muwékma Ohlone Tribe Language Committee began working on this Chochenyo Trail Marker Project in 2016 and now it will be unveiled in recognition of Native American Heritage Month!
Free Public Event, see Flyer for more information. We look forward to seeing you on November 27th!
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 2022
Time: 02:00 PM
Horše Túuxi Mak-Suyyakma ’ayye Mak-’Accokma ~ Good day Muwekma Family and Friends!
Please join the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe at the American Indian Heritage Celebration, Friday, November 11, Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2022. See the Very Informative Flyers for the Daily Schedule of Events.
*Be sure to stop by the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Information and Cultural Exhibit Booth and say “Horše Túuxi!”
*On Saturday, November 12th from 12:30PM to 4:30PM – Elderberry Clapper Stick Demonstration with Anthony Kesler (Miwok).
*On Saturday, November 12th at 5PM begins the California BIG TIME - The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will Dance with our Miwok and Pomo Brothers and Sisters - Aho!!
*On Sunday, November 13th from 1PM to 5PM – Abalone Shell Shaping and Necklace Making Project with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the American Indian Heritage Celebration!!
American Indian Heritage Celebration 2022 – Schedule of Events
Join us on November 11 - 13, 2022 at ConXion To Community at 749 Story Road in San Jose, CA for our American Indian Heritage Celebration 2022
Special guests: Arvol Looking Horse, Billy Mills, Supaman
Friday, November 11, 2022
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area giving the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at 5:30 PM
- American Indian and Alaskan Native Veteran's Roll Call at 6 PM
- Goodshield Aguilar at 7 PM
- Richie Ledreagle at 7:30 PM
- Nataanii Means at 8 PM
- Supaman at 8:30 PM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area giving the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at 12 PM
- Elderberry Clapper Stick Demonstration by Anthony Kesler (Miwok) from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
- Sage Romero (Hoop Dancer) at 1 PM
- Taanta Kwaan Tei Kweidee Dance Group (Alaskan Dancers) at 2 PM
- Calpulli Tonalehqueh (Mexica Dancers) at 3 PM
- “IYA” The Ex’celen Remember (Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation Reading/Play) at 4 PM
- California Indian BIG TIME from 5 PM to 10 PM -
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area Dance Group
- Sacramento Youth Dance Group,
- Sonoma County Pomo Dance Group,
- California American Indian Bear Dancers
Sunday, November 13, 2022
- Gourd Dance at 11 AM
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area giving the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at 12 PM
- Grand Entry/Powwow at 12 PM
- Veterans' Honoring Celebration at 4 PM
- Powwow concludes at 7 PM
The Event is free and open to the public
There will be Frybread and Indian Tacos
American Indian Market
Reclamation: Aboriginal Ancestral Homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
NUMU is collaborating with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, San Jose State University, and Mosaic America on this art exhibition, featuring photography of their aboriginal ancestral homeland by Tribal Photographer Kike Arnal. Visitors to the exhibit can also explore with the Mosaic Atlas Cultural Mapping Project, an interactive map highlighting places of significance to local indigenous peoples and other regional cultural groups.
Date: December 9th, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
NUMU New Museum Los Gatos
106 E. Main StreetLos Gatos, CA 95030, United States (map)
Reclamation: Resilience of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
NUMU is collaborating with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and San Jose State University on this art exhibition about the vitality of the Muwekma, featuring photography of tribal members by their Tribal Photographer Kike Arnal. The project will promote deeper understanding of local indigenous art, culture, history, and contemporary issues in Los Gatos and the greater Bay Area, and preserve and share knowledge about critical issues of federal recognition that the Muwekma Ohlone continue to fight for.
Date: Friday, November 4th, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
NUMU New Museum Los Gatos
106 E. Main StreetLos Gatos, CA 95030, United States (map)
Fall Exhibition Celebration
Event by New Museum Los Gatos - MUMU and Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area
Join us for an afternoon in the NUMU galleries to celebrate our exhibitions. Get ready for a unique opportunity to meet exhibiting artists, curators, and collaborators. Together, we’ll learn more about their artwork, and enjoy live music, tasty hors d’oeuvres, and refreshing beverages. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Date: Saturday, November 5th, 2022
Time: 1-4 PM
Timeline
12-1pm Member’s Only tour of Terra Firma with Curator Marianne McGrath
1pm Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Land Acknowledgment
2pm Performance by Muwekma Ohlone Tribe highlighting traditional revitalized dances and songs
2:30-4pm mingle with exhibiting artists and enjoy refreshments on the patio
César Chavez Plaza
Join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a blessing. land acknowledgment and cultural dances.
Date: Sunday, November 6th , 2022
Time: 02:00 PM
New Museum Los Gatos (map)
We invite you to join NUMU during the week of Indigenous People’s Day to learn more about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council’s effort to regain federal recognition. Hear from Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh, Tribal Vice Chairwoman Monica Arellano, and Tribal Ethnohistorian Alan Leventhal as they discuss the tribe’s history, the decades of “politics of erasure” that have led to the present situation, where the fight for the Tribe’s reaffirmation as a federally recognized Tribe stands today, and how you can support the Muwekma Ohlone in their efforts.
NUMU will be opening two new exhibitions, one on November 4th and the other on December 9th, highlighting the history, heritage, culture, and places of significance of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council
(There is more information on their website you can use and post the link to the NUMU event page as well.)
Date: Friday, October 14th, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe tomorrow, Saturday, September 17 at 10am for the 2022 United Nations International Day of Peace “End Racism, Build Peace”. It will be an uplifting program including youth presentations. Muwékma will be offering a Welcome Declaration to our Aboriginal Tribal Area and a Tribal Land Acknowledgment.
Last year, EBRPD installed a Peace Pole that says “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in many languages. In Chochenyo we say “Píšen Kítti Káy’e Piretka”.
This event is provided by East Bay Regional Park District at Lake Chabot Regional Park
17600 Lake Chabot Rd
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
Please join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe at the San Lorenzo Unified School District Native American Family Gathering on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 5-7pm at the Arroyo High School Quad in San Lorenzo. We will be offering a Welcome Declaration to our Aboriginal Tribal Area, a Tribal Land Acknowledgment, and Singing our Muwékma Welcome Song in Chochenyo.
There will also be a Powwow Dancing, Drumming, and Food exhibition to share. Stop by and learn about the new Native American Family Advisory Committee. We hope to see you there!
PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU'LL BE ATTENDING BY FILLING OUT THIS FORM: https://bit.ly/nafamilyevent
Date: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Stop by and visit the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe Information and Cultural Exhibit Booth on Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 11 am to 7 pm. Learn about our Tribal history, culture, and language.
Stop by the “Justice for Muwékma” Booth and learn how you can support our efforts for Federal Recognition. Become a Muwékma Ally!
Join us on Saturday, May 7 at 5 pm as We Dance for the First Time at the Stanford Powwow, during the “Special Performance”.
We hope to see you at the Stanford Powwow. Aho!!!
Check out Stanford University’s Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment in English and our Native Chochenyo language here: https://www.stanford.edu/native-peoples-relationship/
Check out the “Justice for Muwékma” Instagram page and get updates at: https://instagram.com/justiceformuwekma?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2022
Time: 5:00 PM
Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area Area are honored to host Indigenous leader, author, and scientist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer for a talk centered around the themes of her best-selling book “Braiding Sweetgrass”. A citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, Dr. Kimmerer writes about the intersections of traditional ecological knowledge and science, and how native traditions and scientific disciplines provide different languages through which we can interpret the world. Integrating the two can provide us with a roadmap for how people can come into relationship with and care for the land where they live, honoring the past and planning for a sustainable future.
The in-person event is $10-$20.
The online simulcast is FREE.
Advance registration required for both in-person and online event. Tickets can be reserved here: https://openspacetrust.org/event/braiding-sweetgrass-an-evening-with-dr-robin-wall-kimmerer/
Check it out on Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/braiding-sweetgrass-an-evening/708313557030417/
Charlene Nijmeh, Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will be the head of ceremonies and will also introduce the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation, our nonprofit whose goals include connecting with and caring for our ancestral lands in the Bay Area. A blessing and land acknowledgement will also be delivered by Vice Chairwoman Monica V. Arellano along with other tribal members.
In Person Event: Sunday, May 15th at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose. Tickets range from $10-20 and include reserved seating. Event begins at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Virtual Event: Community members can participate for free in the online broadcast that will occur simultaneously, or to watch a recording that will be available through midnight, Sunday, June 4th.
POST has been supporting the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe in our effort to set up a 501(c)3 land trust, the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation www.muwekmafoundation.org. The intention in partnering and co-hosting this event with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is to help raise awareness and support for our effort, as well as to raise general awareness amongst POST's audience of conservation-minded people about the need to support indigenous people and organizations in the Bay Area.
We hope you will join us on the Special Evening.
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe at the Second Annual Santa Clara Powwow this Saturday, April 30, at 11:30 am. We will offer a Welcoming Declaration, Land Acknowledgment, Blessing, and sing our Welcome Song in our Native Chochenyo language. Aho!
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022
Time: 11:30 am
Get more information: https://fb.me/e/4LJMMebPd
Chabot College President Susan Sperling, IPEA, and the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe invite you to Chabot College for the Muwékma Ohlone Flag Raising Ceremony.
The Muwékma Ohlone Flag will be permanently flown on the college campus to acknowledge the history of the land on which we live, work, and learn. They also recognize our Muwékma Ohlone People, who are alive and flourishing members of the Hayward and broader Bay Area communities.
Date: Monday, April 18, 2022
Time: 3:30pm light refreshments | 4:00pm start of program
Locatiom: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 | Flag area in front of Building 200
Mákkin Mak Muwékma Wolwóolum, ’Akkoyt Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi!
We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Ancestral Homeland!
Muwékma Wolwóolum Warep Taššu Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment for California Native Night, San Jose, CA Thámien Ancestral Muwekma Ohlone Territory
In Honor of our Muwékma Ohlone People Coming Out to Dance in over 125+ years!
Horše túuxi! We would like to recognize that while we come together for California Native Night in the City of San Jose, we are gathered on the ethno-historic tribal territory of the Thámien Ohlone speaking tribal groups of the greater Santa Clara Valley, which includes the lands of the Thámiens, Alsons, Matalans, and the Paleños… who were intermarried with the direct ancestors of some of the lineages enrolled in the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, whom were missionized into Missions Santa Clara, San Jose, and San Francisco.
Please watch the video for the complete Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment. Aho!
Feeling Excited and Emotional as we lined up, ready to enter the circle to dance for the first time in over 125 years for our Muwékma Ohlone People?