Most people are familiar with the Confederated Villages of the Lisjan Nation, INC.; and their fundraising (“trust”) corporation known as Sogorea Te Land Trust, INC. Both are fronted by Corrina Gould, an Ohlone woman, who has managed to command the attention and monies from thousands of people in the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond.… Continue reading Shuumi Does Not Benefit Ohlone Tribe
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Save Shellmounds Not Parking Lots
While these places may be on our traditional homelands, and within our tribal territories: Brownfields properties and Supferfund sites are neither appropriate, nor respectful gifts of atonement to the Indigenous People the entire Western Hemisphere was stolen from. It is a waste of resources for indigenous non-profiteers, like Corrina Gould, to focus primarily on post-industrial… Continue reading Save Shellmounds Not Parking Lots
Sogorea Te: Unaccredited Land Trust Facing California Tax Liens
This might seem like a repeat of the circumstances which led to the hostile take-over of the Confederated Villages of the Lisjan, INC.: A well-known non-profit organization with dubious claims of tribal sovereignty, and a lack of transparency which was suspended as a corporation by the California Franchise Tax Board for failure to pay taxes… Continue reading Sogorea Te: Unaccredited Land Trust Facing California Tax Liens
Corrina Gould Convicted of Defrauding Alameda County, in 1997, Ordered to Pay $5,275
On April 17, 1997, Corrina Gould was convicted in Alameda County Criminal Court, for: willfully and knowingly, with the intent to deceive, by means of false statement or representation, or by failing to disclose a material fact, or by impersonation or other fraudulent device, obtained or retained [more than $950] aid under the provisions of… Continue reading Corrina Gould Convicted of Defrauding Alameda County, in 1997, Ordered to Pay $5,275
Alternatives to Paying Shuumi (Sogorea Te’s “Land Tax”)
Acknowledging our occupation of Native Land; and the way we benefit from Mission Enslavement of Native Americans, the enslavement of people we know as African-American, and the California Genocide is not this easy. The Sins of Colonialism can not be washed away with more blood money. Direct investment in the community is what’s needed, instead.… Continue reading Alternatives to Paying Shuumi (Sogorea Te’s “Land Tax”)