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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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  • Projects
    • Caring for the Land
      • Lisjan
      • Rammay
      • Gill Tract
      • ‘Ookwe
    • Cultural Revitalization
    • Himmetka: In One Place, Together
    • Public Education
    • Indigenous Led Youth Program!
  • Lisjan (Ohlone)
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    • Mak Noono Tiirinikma
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    • The Land
      • Rematriate the Land Fund
      • Return Land / Land Return
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    • How to Come Correct
    • Other Ways to Engage
  • Pay Shuumi
    • 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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The Shuumi Land Tax is a voluntary annual contribution that non-Indigenous people living on traditional Lisjan Ohlone territory make to support the critical work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust.

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Many Nations, One Land is today!

Join us for a beautiful cultural celebration with @aicrc510 @waya57 @calinalawrence @jackiecomedy all nations singers, brush arbor gurlz, c-log, activities, and more! 

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Many Nations, One Land is today!

Join us for a beautiful cultural celebration with @aicrc510 @waya57 @calinalawrence @jackiecomedy all nations singers, brush arbor gurlz, c-log, activities, and more! 

11-6 
La Escuelita, 
Oakland / Huchiun 

#manynations #oneland #summer #nativemusic #musicfestival #sogoreatelandtrust #rematriatetheland
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Many Nations, One Land is today! Join us for a beautiful cultural celebration with @aicrc510 @waya57 @calinalawrence @jackiecomedy all nations singers, brush arbor gurlz, c-log, activities, and more! 11-6 La Escuelita, Oakland / Huchiun #manynations #oneland #summer #nativemusic #musicfestival #sogoreatelandtrust #rematriatetheland
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Throwback to our emergent  conversation around Queering, Decolonizing, and Unsettling Indigenous Land! 

Essential Pride Month topics to ponder….
 
How do we create liberatory spaces on stolen Indigenous land?

Where do queering and decolonizing and unsettling land intersect and support each other and miss or collide?

How are queer led land projects and intentional spaces navigating collective approaches to healing historic harms, land access, landback, and rematriation?

As we celebrate queer, trans and two spirit liberation on stolen land you are invited to join a loose network of  critically engaged spaces and intentional land projects including members of Sogorea Te, Mugworts Queer Cabin, Unsettling the Klamath River, Shelterwood Collective, and Fancyland to begin engaging a few of these topics. Link in bio, pass it on. 

Image description:  Two pink flags  are planted in cracked earth against a rainbow sunset gradient landscape. The first flag reads “Queer Land” with Land crossed out and replaced with the word “projects.” The second flag reads Indigenous Land. 

#pride #reccomendedreadings #mustsee #queerprojects #politicaleducation  #indigenousland #stolenland #uncededland  #unsettling #landback #backtoland  #sogoreatelandtrust #rematriatetheland
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Throwback to our emergent conversation around Queering, Decolonizing, and Unsettling Indigenous Land! Essential Pride Month topics to ponder…. How do we create liberatory spaces on stolen Indigenous land? Where do queering and decolonizing and unsettling land intersect and support each other and miss or collide? How are queer led land projects and intentional spaces navigating collective approaches to healing historic harms, land access, landback, and rematriation? As we celebrate queer, trans and two spirit liberation on stolen land you are invited to join a loose network of critically engaged spaces and intentional land projects including members of Sogorea Te, Mugworts Queer Cabin, Unsettling the Klamath River, Shelterwood Collective, and Fancyland to begin engaging a few of these topics. Link in bio, pass it on. Image description: Two pink flags are planted in cracked earth against a rainbow sunset gradient landscape. The first flag reads “Queer Land” with Land crossed out and replaced with the word “projects.” The second flag reads Indigenous Land. #pride #reccomendedreadings #mustsee #queerprojects #politicaleducation #indigenousland #stolenland #uncededland #unsettling #landback #backtoland #sogoreatelandtrust #rematriatetheland
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🌸🌼 Summer 🌼🌸 

Flowers from the land for you. 

#summer #soldtice #fromthegarden #sogoreatelandtrust #onindigenousland 

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🌸🌼 Summer 🌼🌸 Flowers from the land for you. #summer #soldtice #fromthegarden #sogoreatelandtrust #onindigenousland #
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Bernadette braiding garlic in the garden 🧄✨

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Bernadette braiding garlic in the garden 🧄✨ #garlic #foodpreservation #thecrew #indigenouswomenled #landtrust
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Land stewards across Ohlone Waters!  Hummingbird Farms @urbancampesinx crossed them water ways to tend to the Village of Huchiun!
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Land stewards across Ohlone Waters! Hummingbird Farms @urbancampesinx crossed them water ways to tend to the Village of Huchiun!
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Staff meeting at Rammay 🌳

Excited to have our new land fellows starting this week! 

#thecrewiscute #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigenous #womenled #landwork #landreturnn#returntoland
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Staff meeting at Rammay 🌳 Excited to have our new land fellows starting this week! #thecrewiscute #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigenous #womenled #landwork #landreturnn#returntoland
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Many Nations One Land!

We’re excited to be a part of this  Native American Cultural Festival! 

Featuring:
 
Bobby Young Band
Brush Arbor Gurlz
Calina Lawrence
Jackie Keliaa
Wally Johnson
C Log
All Nations Singers
DJ Interval
 
Cultural Activities and More! 

We will be giving away posters and stickers!
Come through!
 
 
June 25 11-6
La Escuelita, Oakland
Unceded Territory of Huchiun
 
#NativeCulture #NativeMusic #ManyNations #OneLand #Oakland #Ohloneland
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Many Nations One Land! We’re excited to be a part of this Native American Cultural Festival! Featuring: Bobby Young Band Brush Arbor Gurlz Calina Lawrence Jackie Keliaa Wally Johnson C Log All Nations Singers DJ Interval Cultural Activities and More! We will be giving away posters and stickers! Come through! June 25 11-6 La Escuelita, Oakland Unceded Territory of Huchiun #NativeCulture #NativeMusic #ManyNations #OneLand #Oakland #Ohloneland
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❤️ Rematriate the Land for the next seven generations ❤️

Image is a child in a rematriate the land denim jacket petting a fluffy white dog in front of blooming California poppies and white sage at Rammay garden, rematriatred Indigenous land. 

#rematriatetheland #rammmay #urbangarden #indigenousled #landtrust #westoakland #ohloneterritory
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❤️ Rematriate the Land for the next seven generations ❤️ Image is a child in a rematriate the land denim jacket petting a fluffy white dog in front of blooming California poppies and white sage at Rammay garden, rematriatred Indigenous land. #rematriatetheland #rammmay #urbangarden #indigenousled #landtrust #westoakland #ohloneterritory
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Urban Indigenous women led land work looks 💪🏽💅🏼

#agirlthatcandoboth #lol #amazing #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigenous #womenled #landwork
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Urban Indigenous women led land work looks 💪🏽💅🏼 #agirlthatcandoboth #lol #amazing #sogoreatelandtrust #urbanindigenous #womenled #landwork
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