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murdering genocidal monster Junipero Serra is trending after getting his statue righteously torn down but you know who should be trending? the Ohlone people who are STILL HERE & still caring for their land despite Serra's best efforts. here's a thread of Native orgs to support!
The Sogorea Te Land Trust is an urban Indigenous WOMEN-LED community organization that's literally buying up coastal Native lands & returning them to the people!!!!
https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/
https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/
your donation == LAND BACK
"We envision...the acquisition of a variety of lands situated [in] Chochenyo & Karkin Ohlone territory, with an emphasis on reclaiming parcels in the midst of an urban setting. Fundraising will be ongoing..."
https://sogoreate-landtrust.com/our-vision/
"We envision...the acquisition of a variety of lands situated [in] Chochenyo & Karkin Ohlone territory, with an emphasis on reclaiming parcels in the midst of an urban setting. Fundraising will be ongoing..."
https://sogoreate-landtrust.com/our-vision/
Indian People Organizing for Change (IPOC) is an Indigenous, Ohlone-led org that protects sacred sites, including preservation of Bay Area shellmounds, burial sites for the Ohlone Nation.
help save the Ohlone history Junipero Serra tried to destroy! http://ipocshellmoundwalk.homestead.com/
help save the Ohlone history Junipero Serra tried to destroy! http://ipocshellmoundwalk.homestead.com/
not specifically Ohlone, but the Bay Area Idle No More chapter provides support & educational events for Indigenous people & allies across the Bay
http://www.idlenomoresfbay.org/
http://www.idlenomoresfbay.org/
PROTECT SACRED SITES FROM A QUARRY. PROTECT JURISTAC:
"Juristac lies at the heart of the ancestral lands of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band near Gilroy, CA. For thousands of years our Mutsun ancestors lived & held sacred ceremonies at this location..." http://www.protectjuristac.org/about/
"Juristac lies at the heart of the ancestral lands of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band near Gilroy, CA. For thousands of years our Mutsun ancestors lived & held sacred ceremonies at this location..." http://www.protectjuristac.org/about/
LEARN MORE ABOUT COASTAL INDIGENOUS PPL IN THE BAY AREA
1) the Ramaytush Ohlone, the ORIGINAL inhabitants of San Francisco
http://www.ramaytush.com/
1) the Ramaytush Ohlone, the ORIGINAL inhabitants of San Francisco
http://www.ramaytush.com/
2) the Amah Mutson Tribal Band, the original occupants of the San Juan Valley, who fought against sainthood for Junipero Serra
http://amahmutsun.org/
http://amahmutsun.org/
the Amah Mutson Tribal Band put together a list of resources to help understand why murderer Junipero Serra should never, ever be called a "saint"
http://amahmutsun.org/news/opposition-to-serra-sainthood
http://amahmutsun.org/news/opposition-to-serra-sainthood
3) the Costanoan-Rumsen-Carmel People, from the Monterrey Bay area
"...current archaeological evidence confirms that our Grandmothers and Grandfathers have been in California for at least 20,000 years."
http://crc.nativeweb.org/
"...current archaeological evidence confirms that our Grandmothers and Grandfathers have been in California for at least 20,000 years."
http://crc.nativeweb.org/
http://ohlonecostanoanesselennation.org/http://ohlonecostanoanesselennation.org/4) the Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation, including many descendants of those who survived Serra's missions
http://ohlonecostanoanesselennation.org/
http://ohlonecostanoanesselennation.org/
this list isn't exhaustive! i am not Ohlone or CA Indigenous, i'm a visitor to this land & grateful for the kindness i've received here. i hope Ohlone/CA coastal Indigenous ppl will add appropriate resources & context. Sgi & thank you for taking time to learn the REAL history
& if you want to know whose land YOU are on, you can find out here: https://native-land.ca/
