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Action Alert: Berkeley Shellmound Letters Needed!

By Toby McLeodMay 25, 2018

With a June 5 deadline looming, we need your help! Register your opinion with Berkeley decision-makers.

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Propaganda vs. Facts at West Berkeley Shellmound

By Toby McLeodMay 15, 2018

An expensive public relations campaign cannot obscure the fact that an important cultural landscape and designated historic landmark — a sacred site — still graces Berkeley where Strawberry Creek once flowed into the bay and a 5,000 year-old Ohlone village built a massive mound of shells and revered ancestors.

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Assault Begins on West Berkeley Shellmound Site

By Toby McLeodMarch 12, 2018

The Ohlone campaign to protect the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site suffered a setback last week as the developer invoked a new state law that takes control of housing project approval away from local zoning boards and requires over-the-counter rubber stamp approval by planning departments.

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Corrina Gould Defends Her Ancestors

By Toby McLeodDecember 21, 2017

Corrina Gould, leader of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan, leads a remembrance at the Emeryville Shellmound site on the day after Thanksgiving to sing and pray and remind shoppers of the history of this sacred site and its meaning to living Ohlone culture.

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Let’s Celebrate Sacred Lands We Have Protected

By Toby McLeodDecember 14, 2017

At the end of a tough year, let us celebrate the success stories from recent decades that can inspire us in the battles that lie ahead.

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The Attack on Bears Ears

By Toby McLeodDecember 6, 2017

One man’s reaction to Trump’s attack on a sacred cultural landscape.

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It’s Time to Stand Up to Protect Bears Ears

By Toby McLeodDecember 1, 2017

The attack on Bears Ears National Monument escalates next week with a planned appearance by President Trump in Salt Lake City. Here’s how you can stand up to help protect a sacred cultural landscape.

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West Berkeley Shellmound Battle Continues

By Toby McLeodNovember 29, 2017

When a developer proposed a 5-story condo-commercial complex on the site of a 5,000-year-old Ohlone village site known as the “West Berkeley Shellmound,” fierce opposition grew in support of local leader Corrina Gould.

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A Hopi Messenger — Prophecy or Prediction?

By Toby McLeodOctober 12, 2017

Hopi elder Thomas Banyacya found many words to foretell the fate of human beings who abuse Mother Earth. Was it prophecy or prediction?

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Salmon People

By Toby McLeodOctober 9, 2017

Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk and Ohlone leader Corrina Gould lead the second annual Run4Salmon, a prayerful journey from San Francisco Bay to Mt. Shasta.

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