Ya Nunuukne- “They Tell A Story” in Chochenyo
As we continue our work of Rematriation, we invite our community and supporters to listen to our stories from the land and learn about the growing programs and projects through our seasonal newsletter.
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Announcing Hummingbird Saves Fire!
A new puppet show created in collaboration with Lisjan Nation Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and Fairyland is opening this Fall! Hummingbird Finds Fire is adapted from an ancestral story told by members of Lisjan Nation. Featuring all Indigenous voice actors and the work of Indigenous artists, this important work brings Indigenous led cultural representations to the next…
Is AI Anti-Indigenous?
An Indigenous perspective on AI, by Kiki King for Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. AI Is Anti IndigenousDownload
Let the Land Breathe Celebration!
Join us to honor the Indigenous vision of removing the concrete and restoring a Sacred Site to balance and honor. After years of activism and organizing, court cases, fundraising, planning, dreaming, sweat, and tears, we are happy to announce that the removal of the pavement at West Berkeley Shellmound is beginning. Please join us for…
Tax Season!
Tax Season is a great time to learn about Shuumi Land Tax. The Shuumi Land Tax is a voluntary annual contribution that non-Indigenous people living on the Confederated Villages of Lisjan’s territory can make to support the critical work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. Our Shuumi Land Tax calculator offers suggested contributions based on your relationship…
International Working Womens Day
Hundreds of people gathered at Lake Merritt for a March and Rally International Working Womens Day, March 8th, 2026. In the spirit of the first women’s strike in NYC in 1908, we co-organized this event in collaboration with community against repression and in solidarity with communities in struggle. As an Indigenous women led organization founded…
Sausal Creek Headwaters Land Return!
On February 17, the Oakland City Council approved the transfer of funds to purchase 16-acres of undeveloped land which will be held by the Indigenous women-led Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and its ancestral caretakers, the Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation. A shared goal of protecting an important ecosystem in the Oakland hills emerged from a…