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Category: Articles
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Is Corrina Gould Really Related to Jose Guzman? How come she isn’t enrolled in Muwekma? (And other nosy questions, because Rachel Dolezal, and Elizabeth Warren)
It’s rude to question someone’s pedigree, generally. But it’s a necessary challenge in Native America that every single one of us faces multiple times in our lives. We want to know who someone is related to when they say they’re Paiute, or Karkin–’cause they’re probably related to us somehow, or we know some of the […]
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Independent Alameda Native History Project Develops First 3D Shellmound Model
Local Native American-led Research Project Aims to Educate Public, Advocate for Shellmounds Click here to skip the article and download the Alameda Native History Project Shellmound Model, made by Gabriel Duncan. For the first time ever, an entirely independent research project, led by a Native American descendant, has produced a tangible representation of pre-contact Native […]
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Tribal Groups of the San Francisco Bay Region (and How To Pick a Tribal Consultant)
Tribal land claims are complex, and overlapping. This is especially true Today; when seeking out tribes for legally required consultation around Native American Graves and Cultural Resources.
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Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Map
After studying maps, and reading literally thousands–maybe tens of thousands–of pages about the First Peoples of the San Francisco Bay Area; I’ve learned a lot. It took a while to read works from the beginning (1800’s), up to the latest, including Randall Milliken’s work; which goes beyond the 2009, “A Time of Little Choice”. He […]
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West Berkeley Shellmound (Oops)
I guess the first thing I should say is that I know this looks like some kind of CIA/COINTELPRO hit job on a local Native American Leader. Before I tell you that’s not what I actually set out to do, let me answer some basic questions, and give you a background….
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Stealing the San Pedro Shellmounds
Building an Empire with Stolen Bones Sign the petition,“End the Practice of Using Native American Graves for Landfill & Construction”https://www.change.org/SaveSanPedroPoint
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Stop fighting with each other; unite and fight colonization!
Recognize the Urban Reservation, and envision an Intertribal Future for the San Francisco Bay Area. After checking out Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Salazer, in the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, No. 11-5049, decided May 15, 2012, one major thing popped out to me, that seems to be a recurring theme–other than lack […]
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A Brief History of the Alameda Native History Project
Phase 1: “Unauthorized Alameda: The Indian Burial Mounds”; The true story of what actually happened to the Mound off High Street, in Alameda, California. Includes Haunted Alameda: A collection of ghost stories about living on and around the Alameda Shellmounds. Phase 1 Mission: Find the true history of the Alameda Shellmounds. Objectives: Find out where […]
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Alameda Native History Project Wiki MOVED TO https://alamedanativeart.com/wiki
Alameda Native History Project Wiki MOVED The new URL is: Https://alamedanativeart.com/wiki This concludes the AlamedaNativeArt.com Service Announcement.