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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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    • Caring for the Land
      • Lisjan
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    • Cultural Revitalization
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    • Indigenous Led Youth Program!
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      • Rematriate the Land Fund
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    • Shuumi Land Tax
    • Institutional Shuumi Land Tax
    • Shuumi Land Tax FAQs
    • Testimonials

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.

The Shuumi Land Tax directly supports Sogorea Te’s work of rematriation, returning Indigenous land to Indigenous people, establishing a cemetery to reinter stolen Ohlone ancestral remains and building urban gardens, community centers, and ceremonial spaces so current and future generations of Indigenous people can thrive in the Bay Area. Shuumi means gift in the Ohlone language Chochenyo.

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A Legacy of Survival

In the face of generations of brutal violence and systematic subjugation, the Ohlone people have survived three waves of genocide brought by the Spanish soldiers, the Mexican rancheros and the American 49ers. Through it all, Ohlone people held on to their language, stories and songs, raised their children and kept their traditions alive. Over the years, other tribes were pushed off their traditional lands, both forced to relocate or moved by choice to the Bay Area and joined the Ohlone’s inter-tribal community.

Today, the Ohlone community in the East Bay has no land base. They are not federally recognized and have been politically and economically marginalized. Their traditional territory is now one of the most inflated real estate markets on Turtle Island. Thousands of their ancestors’ bones are locked away in museum basement boxes at U.C. Berkeley and San Francisco State University.

The Land You Live On

Do you live in the East Bay? Do you live in Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, San Leandro, Alameda, Piedmont, Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Pleasanton, Castro Valley, Pinole, Livermore, Moraga, Orinda, El Sobrante, Kensington, Danville, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Benicia or Vallejo?

If the answer is yes, you live on traditional Ohlone land. This land has a deep history and a community of people who have lived here for thousands of years. Living here, you are inadvertently benefitting from the genocide waged against the Ohlone people and the theft of their land. Whether you know it or not, however you feel about it, this is an inescapable fact. The civic infrastructure, the economic system, the private development and the consumption of natural resources in our society are all connected to and in different ways built upon the colonial occupation of this land and the violent displacement of the Ohlone. Paying the Shuumi Land Tax is a small way to acknowledge this history and contribute to its healing, to support the Ohlone community’s current work to create a vibrant future.

Calculate your Shuumi

Are you part of an organization that operates on Lisjan Ohlone Land? Click here to learn how your organization participate in the Institutional Shuumi Land Tax.

Shuumi is also an invitation to consider how you can support Sogorea Te’ in general:

  • Come volunteer at one of our gardens.
  • Encourage your friends, families and neighbors to give Shuumi.
  • Organize your business, organization, school or religious group to give Shuumi.
  • Educate yourself and your community about the Indigenous history of the East Bay.
  • Go to our Engage section to learn more ways to get involved.

Shuumi invites you to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us all to do; think about what you can offer, find out what is useful, and make it happen…

A Home in The Bay Area

The Ohlone have always known what many of us have more recently come to understand: the Bay is a special place. The moderate climate, the natural beauty, the ecological and cultural diversity are just a few of the many qualities of life here that we love. The Shuumi Land Tax is about repairing our broken relationships with each other and the land we live on.

No amount of money will undo the damage that’s been done, will bring back the lost lives or erase the suffering of the people. But this is a step in a long-term process of healing, a small way you can, right now, participate in a movement to support the self determination and sovereignty of the local Indigenous community.

For more information about the Shuumi Land Tax, check out the Shuumi FAQs.

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✨Rematriated ✨

These Abalone shells were returned by a student group who had collected them at a community garden over many years.  When they started learning more about the Indigenous people whose land they are on and the history of the territory they decided to return more than 30 shells to @villages_of_lisjan through Sogorea Te’. 

Abalone used to exist in abundance and were integral to many different Indigenous Lifeways.  Now they are nearly gone.  Returns like these bring them back into relation with their relatives and lift our spirits. ❤️

To rematriate any stolen, plundered, or otherwise misappropriated cultural items,  artifacts, inheritances, trustfunds, houses, or land hit us up. 

#rematriate #reflect #reciprocate #return #abaloneshells #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigenous #womenled #landtrust
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✨Rematriated ✨ These Abalone shells were returned by a student group who had collected them at a community garden over many years. When they started learning more about the Indigenous people whose land they are on and the history of the territory they decided to return more than 30 shells to @villages_of_lisjan through Sogorea Te’. Abalone used to exist in abundance and were integral to many different Indigenous Lifeways. Now they are nearly gone. Returns like these bring them back into relation with their relatives and lift our spirits. ❤️ To rematriate any stolen, plundered, or otherwise misappropriated cultural items, artifacts, inheritances, trustfunds, houses, or land hit us up. #rematriate #reflect #reciprocate #return #abaloneshells #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigenous #womenled #landtrust
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Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
Tule time 🌾

STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨

#tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
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Tule time 🌾 STLT crew gathering and bundling tule with the “Tule Lady,” traditional knowledge keeper Diana Almendariz, next step - a boat! ✨ #tuletime #traditionalgathering #culturalrevitalization #nativeland #cultivatingtradition #landback #rematriatetheland
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Indigenous people are still here. 

Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula.

Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle.

Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle.

Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. 

Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today!

Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust.  Feel free to share!  Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. 


#gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
Indigenous people are still here. 

Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula.

Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle.

Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle.

Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. 

Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today!

Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust.  Feel free to share!  Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. 


#gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
Indigenous people are still here. 

Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula.

Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle.

Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle.

Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. 

Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today!

Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust.  Feel free to share!  Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. 


#gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
Indigenous people are still here. 

Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula.

Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle.

Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle.

Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. 

Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today!

Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust.  Feel free to share!  Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. 


#gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
Indigenous people are still here. 

Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula.

Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle.

Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle.

Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. 

Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today!

Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust.  Feel free to share!  Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. 


#gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
Indigenous people are still here. 

Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula.

Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle.

Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle.

Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. 

Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today!

Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust.  Feel free to share!  Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. 


#gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
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Indigenous people are still here. Include and center Indigenous voices in curricula. Learn about your local Sacred Site struggle. Learn about your local Indigenous led environmental struggle. Change the names of parks, school, and other monuments to colonial violence and harm. Take Action! Support your local Indigenous led land work today! Hot tips from your favorite Indigenous women led land trust. Feel free to share! Check out our Rematriation Resource Guide to learn more. #gobeyondacknowledgement #SupportIndigenousLed #sogoreatelandtrust #stillhere #urbanindigenous #womenled #landreturn #landback #rematriation #resources
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“As we raise up our dreams we carry in our hearts the struggles of our Indigenous relatives around the world.“ 

Our co-founder Johnella LaRose collecting flowers for Jakeline Caal, a 7 year old Q’eqchi /Mayan relative whose life was lost in immigration custody while we building the arbor at Lisjan in 2018. 

#jakeline #sayhername #honoringourancestors #lisjan #justiceforindigenouspeople #sogoreatelandtrust #rematriatetheland
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“As we raise up our dreams we carry in our hearts the struggles of our Indigenous relatives around the world.“ Our co-founder Johnella LaRose collecting flowers for Jakeline Caal, a 7 year old Q’eqchi /Mayan relative whose life was lost in immigration custody while we building the arbor at Lisjan in 2018. #jakeline #sayhername #honoringourancestors #lisjan #justiceforindigenouspeople #sogoreatelandtrust #rematriatetheland
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Amaranth 💜 Huauhtli 

#amaranthus #bushgreen #loveliesbleeding #yinchoi #pigweed #amaranth ##huauhtli #ally #relative
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Amaranth 💜 Huauhtli #amaranthus #bushgreen #loveliesbleeding #yinchoi #pigweed #amaranth ##huauhtli #ally #relative
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Garden Party 🎉 

The crew looking cute at a recent meeting at Rammay. 

📷 @fulltimebrownkid 

#rammay #urbangarden #urbanindigenous #womenled #landtrust #community # upturned #rematriation
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Garden Party 🎉 The crew looking cute at a recent meeting at Rammay. 📷 @fulltimebrownkid #rammay #urbangarden #urbanindigenous #womenled #landtrust #community # upturned #rematriation
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❤️ Rematriate the Land ❤️
 
In honor of all of our mamas, in appreciation of matriarchs everywhere, and with wild hope for an Indigenous women led future returning us all to greater balance on this earth, we are delighted to reveal our gorgeous new Rematriate the Land art by the one and only Jackie Fawn. 
 
For us Rematriation is about the return of Indigenous land and lifeways and mothers are essential to our work.  We are founded by Indigenous moms. Indigenous moms are on the land and in the lead everyday. We knew we wanted to wanted to work with a Native mom for this collaboration and are so delighted with this beautiful offering.  Thank you @jackiefawn and @fishbearstudios.  And thank you to all our mamas, most especially Mother Earth. 🌎
 
Rematriate the Land!  And do something nice for a mom this weekend!

(These posters will be popping up at upcoming Bay Area Indigenous events,  watch our stories to snag one) 
 
 
 
#happymothersday  #matriarchylives  #Rematriatetheland #nativeland #indigenousland #stolenland  #sogoreatelandtrust #jackiefawn  #nativeart #indigenousart #indigenouswomenled #landtrust #landreturn #returntoland
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❤️ Rematriate the Land ❤️ In honor of all of our mamas, in appreciation of matriarchs everywhere, and with wild hope for an Indigenous women led future returning us all to greater balance on this earth, we are delighted to reveal our gorgeous new Rematriate the Land art by the one and only Jackie Fawn. For us Rematriation is about the return of Indigenous land and lifeways and mothers are essential to our work. We are founded by Indigenous moms. Indigenous moms are on the land and in the lead everyday. We knew we wanted to wanted to work with a Native mom for this collaboration and are so delighted with this beautiful offering. Thank you @jackiefawn and @fishbearstudios. And thank you to all our mamas, most especially Mother Earth. 🌎 Rematriate the Land! And do something nice for a mom this weekend! (These posters will be popping up at upcoming Bay Area Indigenous events, watch our stories to snag one) #happymothersday #matriarchylives #Rematriatetheland #nativeland #indigenousland #stolenland #sogoreatelandtrust #jackiefawn #nativeart #indigenousart #indigenouswomenled #landtrust #landreturn #returntoland
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The Sogorea Te’s Land Team would like to invite you to come work with us this summer! We are looking for 4 fellows to participate in a knowledge share from June 6th-August 15th, with a commitment to 20hours a week. We would love to share with you and have you share with us! Let’s heal and reindigenize the land together!
#reindiginize #rematriatetheland
The Sogorea Te’s Land Team would like to invite you to come work with us this summer! We are looking for 4 fellows to participate in a knowledge share from June 6th-August 15th, with a commitment to 20hours a week. We would love to share with you and have you share with us! Let’s heal and reindigenize the land together!
#reindiginize #rematriatetheland
The Sogorea Te’s Land Team would like to invite you to come work with us this summer! We are looking for 4 fellows to participate in a knowledge share from June 6th-August 15th, with a commitment to 20hours a week. We would love to share with you and have you share with us! Let’s heal and reindigenize the land together!
#reindiginize #rematriatetheland
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The Sogorea Te’s Land Team would like to invite you to come work with us this summer! We are looking for 4 fellows to participate in a knowledge share from June 6th-August 15th, with a commitment to 20hours a week. We would love to share with you and have you share with us! Let’s heal and reindigenize the land together! #reindiginize #rematriatetheland
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Rematriate Seeds. 

“When I look at the seeds we’ve grown for three generations, I see seeds that come with stories and lineages resting in my hands. We take care of these seeds and plants, like grandparents, and in return these Rematriated seeds connect us together "

Victoria Montano In Conversation With Bernadette Zambrano on seed lineages. 

Ya Nuunukne Spring Newsletter 

Art by @creative_mudafukah 

#rematraiteseeds #rematriateknowledge #rematriatetheland #seedsaving #seedlineages #sogoreatelandtrust #YaNuunukne #theytellastory
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Rematriate Seeds. “When I look at the seeds we’ve grown for three generations, I see seeds that come with stories and lineages resting in my hands. We take care of these seeds and plants, like grandparents, and in return these Rematriated seeds connect us together " Victoria Montano In Conversation With Bernadette Zambrano on seed lineages. Ya Nuunukne Spring Newsletter Art by @creative_mudafukah #rematraiteseeds #rematriateknowledge #rematriatetheland #seedsaving #seedlineages #sogoreatelandtrust #YaNuunukne #theytellastory
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