Category: The Urban Reservation
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July 2024 Acorn Granary Challenge
Announcing our month-long series of classes and workshops. Join us as we come together to build the acorn granaries that will hold all of the acorns we gather together during the City-Wide Acorn Harvest in September & October. Don’t be intimidated by the “challenge” aspect. Survival is actually a collaborative process that takes the efforts…
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Save Shellmounds (Not Parking Lots)
Shellmounds are ancient structures created by thousands of years of indigenous occupation. Shellmounds are cemeteries, or mortuary complexes. The final resting places of the first people to live in this place we call the San Francisco Bay Area. There were once over 425 shellmounds in the San Francisco Bay Area alone. In fact, there were…
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BART Decolonized: Travel the Indigenous Bay
It’s The Bay The Indigenous Bay, that is. Alameda Native History Project has remixed the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) System Map to show: Travel the Indigenous Bay with Native Pride! A small run of prints are available now on our merch page. Get yours before they run out! For real, though, once…
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Sogorea Te Land Trust is Not an Ohlone Organization
When you read articles like: “Controversial Berkeley shellmound burial site to be returned to Ohlone“ “Berkeley buys Ohlone shellmound, returns it to Indigenous people“ “City aims to ‘right a historic wrong,’ to return shellmound site to Ohlone people“ You are being misled. Here’s a breakdown of how these articles are misleading, and what the truth…
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Alameda Oak Tree Registry
You can contribute to the annual Alameda Acorn Harvest by giving us access to the ground around your Oak Trees. (Yes, it’s that easy.) Loading… During the Alameda Oak Tree Survey, we identified 405 properties; which host at least one Oak Tree. Those locations were cross-referenced with the Alameda County Parcel Map; resulting in the…
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2024 Alameda Oak Tree Survey
The Oak Forest of Alameda is alive and well. During our survey, we identified at least 405 properties which have Oak Trees. Once everything was processed and plugged into our GIS systems, we were able to identify the footprint of Alameda’s “Bolsa de Encinal“. What is la Bolsa De Encinal? This place we call “Alameda”…
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2024-2025 Cultural & Education Programming Announced!
The Alameda Native History Project is proud to announce their Cultural & Educational Program Offerings for 2024-2025!
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Two Spirit Pride Week
That’s what I’m calling the upcoming week of February 2nd. Alameda Native History Project has co-organized a number of different events going on all over the City of San Francisco. The most awesome of which are the Two Spirit Symposium on February 9th, and the Indigenous Food Lab from February 2nd to the 11th. Check…
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New Map: Historic Alameda Ecology
A Never-Before-Seen Map of Alameda’s Indigenous History Can you imagine elk running down Park Street? Cotton Tail Rabbits hopping among giant Live Oak trees on Grand? Gathering blackberries at Chochenyo Park?Oysters on Regent?Making tule boats at Alameda Point? This map combines historic elements to tell the story of Alameda before. Developed for elementary and middle-school…
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First Meeting!
Announcing our first meeting ever. Inaugural Meeting – Intro/Info Session January 27, 2024; 2-3 PMGet tickets at NativeHistory.eventbrite.com Join us for an informal and informative session where we’ll introduce ourselves, share important details, and answer any questions you might have. Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned local historian, this event is open to everyone…