CAL STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY, HAYWARD, CA

Mákkin Mak MuwékmaWolwóolum,
’Akkoyt Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi!
We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Ancestral Homeland!

Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment For
Cal State University East Bay located in Hayward, CA
Jalquin/YrginAncestral Muwekma Ohlone Territory

Short Version

Horše túuxi! (Hor-shehtroo-hee)

Cal State University East Bay recognizes that it is located on the ethnohistoric territory of the Jalquin (hal-keen) / Yrgin (eer-gen), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo Ohlone-speaking People, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and other familial descendants of the Verona Band.

We recognize that every member of the Hayward community has, and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of this land, since the institution’s founding in 1957. Consistent with our values of community, inclusion, and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. As members of the Hayward community, it is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the land on which we stand, but also, we recognize that the Muwekma Ohlone people are alive and flourishing members of the Hayward and broader Bay Area communities today.

This acknowledgement was created by the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe with the support of the CSUEB Indigenous Acknowledgment Collective and is a living document.

The Full Version of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Land Acknowledgment can be found here:

COYOTE VALLEY, SAN JOSE, CA, SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Muwékma Ohlone Tribe: The Past, Present, and Future Stewards of Coyote Valley ~ MáyyanWáayi

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority posted a VIDEO to playlist Past, Present, Future Stewards of Coyote Valley.

HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY, OAKLAND, CA

MUWEKMA OHLONE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledge that HNU sits on the traditional lands of the Muwekma Ohlone People, and pay respect to elders both past and present.

https://hnu.edu/about/campus-and-surrounding-area/muwekma-ohlone-land-acknowledgement/

We would like to formally acknowledge the people and land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. A Land Acknowledgment is a formal statement that recognizes the history and legacy of colonialism that impacted Indigenous Peoples, their traditional territories, and practices.

Acknowledgment is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and culture and toward inviting and honoring the truth.

The ability to gather, learn, and establish our presence as an institution of higher education came at a great expense of the original inhabitants of this land, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe (mah-wek-mah ah-lone-ee).

We would like to acknowledge that Holy Names University sits on the traditional lands of the Muwekma Ohlone people, and pay respect to elders both past and present.

The mission of HNU is to empower a diverse student body for leadership and service, guided by the core values of the Sisters. These Core values include Dedication to Justice, Service to People Who are Poor or Marginalized, and Commitment to Liberating Action. It is important to reflect on these commitments in relation to the very location of HNU: Our location in Oakland, CA, with all of its rich diversity and stark disparities, and our campus itself being located on the land first inhabited by the Ohlone people.

Long before Holy Names University was here on this hill, and even before the Sisters came to California, this area was home to the Ohlone. The Ohlone still have a presence today, in Oakland and throughout the 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 counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, most of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and portions of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano, and San Joaquin.

Let us acknowledge with respect and reverence for the Muwekma Ohlone People, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations, while not forgetting the colonization of this land.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, PALO ALTO, CA

Stanford’s Relationships with Native Peoples:

https://www.stanford.edu/native-peoples-relationship/#stanfords-land-acknowledgment-statement

Stanford's Land Acknowledgment Statement

“Stanford sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University’s relationship to Native peoples.”

Stanford University Indigenous Land Acknowledgment – VIDEO

Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Leaders’ Chochenyo Language Land Acknowledgment for Stanford University – VIDEO

Stanford UniversityEarth

https://earth.stanford.edu/dei/dei-library/land-acknowledgment#gs.bf1g5v

UC BERKELEY, BERKELEY, CA

https://cejce.berkeley.edu/ohloneland

UC BERKELEY LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Berkeley sits in the territory of xucyun

horše ?uuxi!

Native American Student Development recognizes that UC Berkeley sits on the territory of xucyun (Huichin), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and other familial descendants of the Verona Band.

We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has, and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of this land, since the institution’s founding in 1868. Consistent with our values of community, inclusion and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. As members of the Berkeley community, it is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the land on which we stand, but also, we recognize that the Muwekma Ohlone people are alive and flourishing members of the Berkeley and broader Bay Area communities today.

This acknowledgement was co-created with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Native American Student Development and is a living document.