The Muwekma Times is a digital newspaper covering the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Ohlone people, and the California Indian nations whose lands, histories and futures are decided in Sacramento and Washington.
The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe launched the Muwekma Times in March 2023 as a community newsletter by and for the Tribe and its members. It has since grown into a daily news publication for anyone who needs to understand Ohlone affairs and the long fight for federal recognition: tribal citizens, California Native readers, allies, public officials and fellow journalists.
Our mission
We tell the story of the Ohlone people accurately and persistently. We hold the officials and institutions who decide our future accountable. And we keep our community and its allies informed, because a people who are not seen cannot be heard.
What we cover
- Ohlone & Muwekma: News of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and the Ohlone people, always our first priority.
- Around the Region: California Indian Country, covering recognized and unrecognized tribes alike.
- Federal Recognition: Petitions, rulings, legislation and the tribes across the country still waiting on Washington.
- Breaking News: Fast-moving policy, legislative and legal developments that affect California Indian tribes.
- Culture & Language, Land & Sacred Sites and Events & Community: The living culture, the homeland and the gatherings of Ohlone people today.
- Opinion: Editorials and commentary, clearly labeled and kept separate from our news reporting.
Our point of view
We are an advocacy newspaper, and we say so plainly. The Muwekma Times believes that the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe should have its federal status restored. The federal government itself has found that the Tribe’s ancestors were recognized as the Verona Band of Alameda County between 1914 and 1927. That conviction shapes which stories we choose to pursue. It does not change the facts we report.
Our news articles are built on documents, records and named sources, and we link to primary sources whenever we can. Editorials and op-eds appear in our Opinion section, labeled as opinion. When a tribal leader writes for us, the piece runs under that leader’s own name.
Our standards
We correct our mistakes openly and promptly. We seek comment from the people and institutions we write about. We credit and license the images we publish, and we follow Ohlone cultural protocols on ancestral remains, sacred sites and ceremony. Read our full Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy.
New to the story?
Start with our primers: Who Are the Muwekma Ohlone? and Federal Recognition, Explained.
Get in touch
Email us at times@muwekma.org, use our contact form, or send us a news tip. You can do that anonymously if you prefer. To get our best reporting in your inbox once a month, subscribe to the Monthly Digest.