Alameda Native History Project

These are the project we are currently working on.

ACORNS!

Restoring Indigenous Food Sovereignty. Reviving traditional acorn gathering in Alameda after 300+ years of disruption. Our approach honors Indigenous knowledge and stewarship of ancestral lands, fostering cultural heritage revitalization, reciprocal community relationships, and sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

  • Acorn Granary Challenge
    Community-driven design competition: Build a sustainable granary using locally gathered natural materials to successfully store acorns over winter – a fun, hands-on challenge for all ages.
  • Annual Acorn Harvest
    Reconnect with nature and discover Native American history and Indigenuity. Through our community-driven Annual Acorn Harvest, help reopen Indigenous foodways, and provide healthy, culturally relevant food for the local Indigenous community.
  • Acorn Processing Workshop
    Transform the acorns we gathered and stored together into nutritious, culturally relevant, acorn flour and acorn meal, using traditional Indigenous techniques blended with modern innovation. The food we produce will be used in our Culinary Series, and distributed to local Indigenous Organizations and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • ACORNS! Culinary Series
    Celebrate Indigenous culture and global connection through acorn-based cuisine – Traditional and Contemporary Native American cuisine meet international flavors, nourishing body and spirit. Explore delicious dishes from around the world, united by the humble acorn, and discover how food connects us to our heritage, our community, and the earth.

Open Source GIS Lab

Honoring Indigenous voices and perspectives, our lab develops interactive maps preserving Native American cultural heritage and environmental knowledge, including shellmound locations, Indigenous historical sites, and historical ecology visualizations. Also pioneering next-generation educational tools using Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for immersive education experiences, centering community-based research and digital storytelling.

Investigative Journalism

Conducting in-depth research and reporting on Indigenous justice issues, promoting transparency and accountability in Native American representation, leadership, and cultural preservation.