Ohlone & Muwekma
News of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and the Ohlone people of the San Francisco Bay Area, first and always.
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Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh set to declare her candidacy for Congress in California’s 18th District: “We need one of us to fight for us”
(San Jose, CA) – Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh is declaring her candidacy for Congress this week. Chairwoman Nijmeh will be calling on the federal government to legislate sweeping new reforms to…
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UC Berkeley tells Senate Indian Affairs Committee to recognize the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
Carol T. Christ, the Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, is calling on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to recognize the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe so that the institution can comply…
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Mayor Mahan tells Chairwoman Nijmeh that he thinks the Muwekma Tribe should be federally recognized, but hesitates to support a City resolution
Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh met with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan yesterday to discuss a City Council resolution being advanced by Councilman Peter Ortiz and Councilwoman Dev Davis that would…
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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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Tribe launches Muwekma Times, the voice of the Ohlone
The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay has launched MuwekmaTimes.com, a community newsletter by and for the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and its members. The publication will be a source of…
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