As we continue our work of Rematriation this Fall, we invite our community and supporters to listen to our stories from the land and our growing programs and projects, through our seasonal newsletter.
Sogorea Te’ calls on Native and non-Native peoples 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.
Learn more about our ongoing work:
1 million dollars raised for sacred site restoration!
After years of prayers and protest, the hard work of our amazing team, and the support of many many allies, we have reached our fundraising goal and can now begin the restoration of the oldest village site in the Bay Area, the West Berkeley Shellmound! In these times of political, economic and social struggle, we…
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From Erasure to Rematriation
From Erasure to Rematriation Join Redwood Day School, Good Guest Dimond, and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust for a day of learning and exchange. With Keynote speaker Corrina Gould, Lisan Nation Tribal chairperson, youth presentations, refreshments and more! Saturday 11/22/25 1:00-4:00pm Redwood Day School RSVP HERE!
Good Fire; Tending Native Lands
Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is honored to collaboration with Oakland Museum of California in the Good Fire: Tending Native Lands Exhibit. Rinihmu Pulte’irekne by Renee Castro Ring Our creative team participated in planning and worked with OMCA to commission new works including a gorgeous triptych telling the story of Rinihmu Pulte’irekne by Renée Leann…
Let the Land Breathe!
Announcing the campaign to begin the restoration of the West Berkeley Shellmound. In 2024, Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust celebrated the return of their oldest sacred site, the West Berkeley Shellmound, through community organizing, ceremonies, and legal interventions that halted its destruction. This hard-won victory is just the beginning of…
This is Ohlone Land Sign Returns to Fairyland Hill!
The iconic “Ohlone Land” Sign Returns to Children’s Fairyland in Partnership with Sogorea Te’ Land Trust on Indigenous Peoples’ Day First unveiled in October 2024, the transformation of Children’s Fairyland’s iconic sign to “Ohlone Land” returns this year, marking the start of an annual tradition with Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, the Confederated Villages of Lisjan,…
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A Decade of Shuumi Land Tax
Casey Chang & Jackson Woodward | Daly Cal Staff The Daily Californian Oct 3, 2025 This November marks the 10-year anniversary of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust’s creation of the Shuumi Land Tax, which lets residents of traditional Lisjan Ohlone territory contribute financially to the maintenance of Indigenous land. The tax was inspired by the “Honor Tax”…