For Immediate Release:
EDEN HOUSING RETURNS THREE ACRES TO INDIGENOUS LED LAND TRUST
The restoration of the creek land will be supported by a perpetual endowment dedicated to its ongoing care and preservation.
Castro Valley, CA, November 25, 2024: Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and Eden Housing are honored to announce the return of three acres of land along the San Lorenzo Creek in Castro Valley to its ancestral caretakers. Also known as Lisjan Creek, the site is culturally significant for the Confederated Villages of Lisan Nation tribe and is the first waterway to be returned to the Indigenous women-led Sogorea Te’ Land Trust.
“My people are named for this waterway, my ancestors would gather here. This place is important for our cultural and environmental restoration work. We are honored to be able to be in relationship with these land and waters again and contribute to their healing.” said Lisjan Nation Tribal Chairwoman and Land Trust co-founder Corrina Gould
The creek land is located in an area historically known as a gathering place for the Ohlone people and cultural items have been found in the vicinity. The land has remained vacant for decades following the cancellation of plans to …