Events & Community
Gatherings, ceremonies, public meetings, exhibitions and community news from across Ohlone territory.
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Thousands rise before dawn on Alcatraz, on Ohlone land, as a new prison threat looms
More than 2,000 people crossed the Bay in the dark for the 47th Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz. Speakers denounced Gov. Newsom’s vetoes and the President’s push to reopen the…
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In Los Gatos, the Muwekma tell their own story, from the Trail of Truth to the return of cultural fire
Two exhibitions at New Museum Los Gatos, built with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and San José State anthropologists, follow the Tribe’s horseback Trail of Truth to Washington and its work to bring…
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Lakotas ally with Muwekma Ohlone on ‘Trail of Truth’ to DC
Last week Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh met with renowned Lakota activists and faith leaders in South Dakota, where they discussed allyship and collaboration on the ‘Trail of Truth’, a cross…
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Chairwoman Nijmeh is planning a cross country journey that will descend on Capitol Hill to call attention to Tribe’s struggle
Muwekma Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh discusses her vision for a ‘Trail of Truth’ Charlene Nijmeh has served as Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe for the last five years, reinvigorating the Tribe’s 40-plus…
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