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The Sogorea Te Land Trust

The Sogorea Te Land Trust

An urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people

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Sogorea Te' Land Trust

Sogorea Te' Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people.

OUR VISION
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Rematriate the Land

Rematriate: to restore a people to their rightful place in sacred relationship with their ancestral land

OUR WORK
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Speak of the Ohlone in the present

Ohlone people are still here and fighting for their ancestral land.

OUR STORY
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The Shuumi Land Tax is a voluntary annual contribution that non-Indigenous people make to support the vital work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust.

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THE EAST BAY IS TRADITIONAL LISJAN OHLONE LAND.

Sogorea Te’ Land Trust cultivates rematriation.
Sogorea Te’ calls on us all to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do.

Shuumi Means Gift in Chochenyo.
The Shuumi Land Tax is an invitation to support the vital work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, a small step towards acknowledging the history of genocide on this land and contributing to its healing. GIVE SHUUMI

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OUR PROJECTS

CULTURAL REVITALIZATION

An essential part of our work is revitalizing the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of our ancestors through our projects and everyday practices.

    HIMMETKA

    Our Himmetka program develops community resiliency centers to prepare for natural and human-made emergencies and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

      PUBLIC EDUCATION

      Sogorea Te’ staff present to thousands of people annually at schools, conferences, community events and online forums.

        CARING FOR THE LAND

        “Every time I plant a seed, I say a prayer. We have a great responsibility to these seeds and how we plant them.”

          Queer Projects on Indigenous Land

          Inés Ixierda June 23, 2022

          Ya Nuunukne Spring 2022 – Sogorea Te’ Land Trust’s Official Newsletter

          Viola LeBeau March 31, 2022

          In Solidarity with Justice for Black Lives

          Inés Ixierda February 16, 2022

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          Sogorea Te Land Trust
          Land Back
Water Back 
Salmon Back
Culture Back 

Beautiful to see the tule boat we made  at Lisjan make its innagural voyage in the Carquinez Strait with @villages_of_lisjan  and @run4salmon. 

#rematriatetheland #freetherivers #protectsalmon #californiaindian #culturalregeneration #ohloneland
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          Land Back Water Back Salmon Back Culture Back Beautiful to see the tule boat we made at Lisjan make its innagural voyage in the Carquinez Strait with @villages_of_lisjan and @run4salmon. #rematriatetheland #freetherivers #protectsalmon #californiaindian #culturalregeneration #ohloneland
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          Rematriation for the next seven generations 🧡 

This Beautiful collage uplifting Indigenous women led land work is by Bay Area  based Nunatsiavimmiuk artist Chantal Jung, @piguttuk.

It was Created with our team for OMCA's Hella Feminist Show,  a major exhibition combining art and historical artifacts exploring diverse individual and collective stories of feminism. Additional photos and artifacts from our work on display are courtesy of Soogorea Te land Trust.  Check it out, Opening this Friday! 

#indigenousfeminism #ogfeminists #digitalcollsge #indigenousart #livinghistory #pastpresent #thefutureisindigenous #sogoreatelandtrust #omca
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          Rematriation for the next seven generations 🧡 This Beautiful collage uplifting Indigenous women led land work is by Bay Area based Nunatsiavimmiuk artist Chantal Jung, @piguttuk. It was Created with our team for OMCA's Hella Feminist Show, a major exhibition combining art and historical artifacts exploring diverse individual and collective stories of feminism. Additional photos and artifacts from our work on display are courtesy of Soogorea Te land Trust. Check it out, Opening this Friday! #indigenousfeminism #ogfeminists #digitalcollsge #indigenousart #livinghistory #pastpresent #thefutureisindigenous #sogoreatelandtrust #omca
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          Ask Permission
Walk with Honor
Respect the Sacred

New signs for the boundary of Lisjan. ✨

#lisjan #groundrules #agreements #expectations #sogoreatelandtrust #eastoakland #indigenousland
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          Ask Permission Walk with Honor Respect the Sacred New signs for the boundary of Lisjan. ✨ #lisjan #groundrules #agreements #expectations #sogoreatelandtrust #eastoakland #indigenousland
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          🌸 In bloom 🌸

Echinacea and the arbor at Lisjan.

#lisjan #sogoreatelandtrust  #eastoakland #indigenousland
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          🌸 In bloom 🌸 Echinacea and the arbor at Lisjan. #lisjan #sogoreatelandtrust #eastoakland #indigenousland
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          POV your local Indigenous women led land trust opening up for the sold out punk show 🤘🏽

@tamitnicill dropping knowledge  at the @destroyboysband show last weekend! 

#notyouraveragelandtrust #tbt #pov #landbackispunk #returntheland  #unsettletheland #rematriatetheland #sogoreatelandtrust
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          POV your local Indigenous women led land trust opening up for the sold out punk show 🤘🏽 @tamitnicill dropping knowledge at the @destroyboysband show last weekend! #notyouraveragelandtrust #tbt #pov #landbackispunk #returntheland #unsettletheland #rematriatetheland #sogoreatelandtrust
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          Himmetka: Everything together in one place 💪🏽

Our Himmetka program develops community resiliency centers to prepare for natural and human-made emergencies and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Including  ceremonial space, food and medicine gardens, water catchment, and storage, tools,  seed saving, and emergency supplies, these hubs will provide essential, culturally relevant, resilience and survival support in some of the most marginalized parts of our city.

One way to support our Himmetkas is to sponsor something from  REI Wishlist:  bit.ly/reiwishlist 

#himmetka  #urbanindigenous #communityresiliancy #emergencyhub #sogoreatelandtrust  #wishlist #getready
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          Himmetka: Everything together in one place 💪🏽 Our Himmetka program develops community resiliency centers to prepare for natural and human-made emergencies and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Including ceremonial space, food and medicine gardens, water catchment, and storage, tools, seed saving, and emergency supplies, these hubs will provide essential, culturally relevant, resilience and survival support in some of the most marginalized parts of our city. One way to support our Himmetkas is to sponsor something from REI Wishlist: bit.ly/reiwishlist #himmetka #urbanindigenous #communityresiliancy #emergencyhub #sogoreatelandtrust #wishlist #getready
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          "The loss of land plays out in our every day lives, it shapes how we look at things and how we feel about ourselves. The taking of the land, the heart of the people, was such a soul wound, its the cause of a lot of problems.... And I believe that with the land trust, and the land itself, thats really going to help us to find our way back.”

Sogorea Te Land Trust cofounder Johnella LaRose 

Image is the back of a figure wearing a rematriate the land sweatshirt as they look over the city and Bay from the hills. 

#landismedicine #stolenland #indigenousland #Ohloneland #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigeous #womenled #rematriation
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          "The loss of land plays out in our every day lives, it shapes how we look at things and how we feel about ourselves. The taking of the land, the heart of the people, was such a soul wound, its the cause of a lot of problems.... And I believe that with the land trust, and the land itself, thats really going to help us to find our way back.” Sogorea Te Land Trust cofounder Johnella LaRose Image is the back of a figure wearing a rematriate the land sweatshirt as they look over the city and Bay from the hills. #landismedicine #stolenland #indigenousland #Ohloneland #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigeous #womenled #rematriation
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          Sii 'UhitiIšša 'E hemmete-mak

Water is life we are still here. 

Chochenyo words carved in stonw at Ookwe / Medicine Park. 

Created in a collaboration between Sogorea Te' and Tribal Language carrier Deja Gould, artist Masayuki Nagase and The City of Rickmond

#stillhere #ookwe #Indigenouspeople #indigneousland
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          Sii 'UhitiIšša 'E hemmete-mak Water is life we are still here. Chochenyo words carved in stonw at Ookwe / Medicine Park. Created in a collaboration between Sogorea Te' and Tribal Language carrier Deja Gould, artist Masayuki Nagase and The City of Rickmond #stillhere #ookwe #Indigenouspeople #indigneousland
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          Decolonial practice: Cultural and ceremonial leave
 
 
As an Indigenous led organization we seek to create decolonial practices and policies within this imposed framework.  One practice weve adapted is offering cultural and ceremonial leave to our team. This is not vacation or professional development, its paid time for staff to engage in culture and ceremony. 
 
What decolonial and transformative practices is your organization creating? We’d love to hear from you.
 
 
 
Image is a gathering at Muir Beach  from last years closing Run4Salmon ceremony.  @run4salmon are on their prayerful journey now, headed to the Bay.  Check them out to learn how to support.
 
 
 
#decolonialpractice #culturalleave #ceremonyleave #pto #indigenouswomenled #nativenonprofit #sogoreatelandtrust
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          Decolonial practice: Cultural and ceremonial leave As an Indigenous led organization we seek to create decolonial practices and policies within this imposed framework. One practice weve adapted is offering cultural and ceremonial leave to our team. This is not vacation or professional development, its paid time for staff to engage in culture and ceremony. What decolonial and transformative practices is your organization creating? We’d love to hear from you. Image is a gathering at Muir Beach from last years closing Run4Salmon ceremony. @run4salmon are on their prayerful journey now, headed to the Bay. Check them out to learn how to support. #decolonialpractice #culturalleave #ceremonyleave #pto #indigenouswomenled #nativenonprofit #sogoreatelandtrust
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