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4th August | Chrissy Field, San Francisco | 9 AM
Makkin Mak Muwekma Wolwoolum, 'Akkoy Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi! We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Land, Where We Are Born!
We have arrived!
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protest now!
About the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
Descendants of the Verona Band of Alameda County, the Muwekma Ohlone tribe has been present in the Bay Area for 10,000+ years. But for the last 45 years, The Muwekma Ohlone tribe along with Countess other legitimate tribes who to this day are forgotten, marginalized, and still unrecognized. They are denied Federal recognition due to influential factors like corruption, greed, and systematic exclusion.
About Charlene Nijmeh
Business owner & environmentalist, Charlene Nijmeh, has been the Chairwoman of the tribe since 2018. With a strong sense of public service and duty towards her tribal communities, Charlene sits at the helm of the Trail of Truth protest and is determined to make sure that the voices of the unrecognized tribes are heard.
About Trail of Truth
The Trail of Truth is a 90-day horseback journey across the United States, all the way from San Francisco to Washington, beginning August 4th. Led by the members of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe and Chairwoman Nijmeh, the protest aims to raise awareness about the injustice that the unrecognized tribes in the Bay Area have had to endure for decades.
The protest encourages other such unrecognized tribes to join the journey to DC and present their demands to the State & Federal governments and seek justice for their people and communities.