Alameda Shellmounds Map
Indigenous-led research achieves the first, and most comprehensive, interactive map about Alameda Native American History, to date.
Native American researcher examines the work of two well-known historians, N.C. Nelson, and Imelda Merlin; and examines them using historical newspapers, city records, and other sources.
Researched in Alameda, California, by a Native American adoptee, born and raised in Alameda.
No compromises have been made to present evidence-back information.
Created to answer the questions Alameda’s White Historians would not.
Other Map Symbols
Not every layer of the Alameda Shellmounds Map uses the same symbols for map “points”. These are some alternate symbols used in the map, and their meanings.
Stone mortars, pestles found.
“The Haunted Tree”
Stories about a treasure chest.
Public Art installation.
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Alameda Native History Project