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” created by the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Wiyot territory, according to Ya Nuunukne, the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust’s newsletter . The tax was adapted for the Bay Area and launched to invite non-Indigenous people to support the rematriation of Indigenous land.
Alessandra Aprile Borriello | Daly Cal Staff
According to the Sogorea Te’ website, Shuumi means “gift” in the language of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people, who called nearly the entire East Bay home prior to colonization.
The organization encourages individuals and institutions in the East Bay to contribute an amount of money based on rent or home size or, in the case of institutions, budget or revenue, toward their cause each year. Donors can determine their recommended contribution using a calculator available on Sogorea Te’s website.
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