The city of Berkeley, California, has unanimously approved a landmark agreement to return a parking lot, built atop a sacred Ohlone tribal site dating back 5,700 years, to the Indigenous people after nearly a 10 year legal battle. This decision, resulting in a historic $27 million settlement with the developers who owned the land, comes after years of litigation and community outcry. The site, known as the Shellmound, is a 2.2-acre area that was once a village and burial ground for the Ohlone people. This unanimous approval by the Berkeley City Council marks a significant moment in the city's history, as it acknowledges and rectifies a historic wrong by restoring the land to its original stewards.
Bay Area parking lot company takes $27 million deal to give 5,700-year-old Native burial mound back to Ohlone tribe. https://t.co/eHI0j7FOJD
Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley, California, to their rightful... https://t.co/WjHTBjBlnx
Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley to their rightful place in history. https://t.co/GrxO4OUMIi
Indigenous people rejoice after city of Berkeley votes to return sacred Native land to Ohlone https://t.co/AnXMLhs0wH https://t.co/dsF0eamrEo
California City agreed to return to Indigenous people a 2.2-acre parking lot built atop a sacred tribal land. The site is part of the first human settlement on the San Francisco Bay where ancestors of the Ohlone people established a village 5,700 years ago https://t.co/hyChtjDjFh
After nearly a 10 year legal battle the Ohlone people are once again in control of 2.2 acres of Berkeley land their ancestors use to own. The historic move marks the largest urban giveback in state history. @nbcbayarea https://t.co/RzwdTh718B
California city returns sacred tribal land to Indigenous people https://t.co/xrL5Q5jaC6 https://t.co/3rbYKtzof3
The controversial Shellmound site in Berkeley is going back to the Ohlone tribe after a historic deal was struck this week. https://t.co/LyJBa8LD5S
Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley to their rightful place in history. https://t.co/toKIWvrSM1
Ohlone People Rejoice After City of Berkeley Votes to Return Sacred Land to Tribe https://t.co/MPtG5qix7z
The Berkeley City Council unanimously approved a plan to turn what is currently a parking lot over to the Ohlone people. https://t.co/T8pKfvitWh
⚠️ CALIFORNIA CITY RETURNS SACRED TRIBAL LAND TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Full Story → https://t.co/IaadHXKAz7 The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to hand over to Indigenous peoples a parking lot built atop a sacred tribal ground dating back more than five millennia.
The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to hand over to Indigenous peoples a parking lot built atop a sacred tribal ground dating back more than five millennia https://t.co/hyChtjDjFh
A San Francisco Bay Area parking lot that sits on top of a sacred tribal shell mound dating back 5,700 years has been returned to the Ohlone people by the Berkeley City Council after a settlement with developers who own the land. https://t.co/8C92O5DmOI
Bay Area parking lot company takes $27 million deal to give 5,700-year-old Native burial mound back to Ohlone tribe. https://t.co/YQprI5LWhw
A parking lot that sits on top of a sacred tribal shell mound dating back 5,700 years has been returned to the Ohlone people by the Berkeley City Council after a settlement with developers who own the land. https://t.co/S1YgM7YbxG
Shellmound site in West Berkeley returned to Ohlone tribe in historic $27 million deal https://t.co/A7ybdXibni
Shellmound site will be returned to Ohlone under historic settlement in Berkeley https://t.co/63jIXHxmnh
Berkeley will buy Ohlone shellmound site, return it to Indigenous land trust https://t.co/PH2YeL9MXi
Berkeley is expected to buy Spenger’s lot, return it to Indigenous land trust https://t.co/l74B6vHAnm
The city of Berkeley has reached a landmark agreement with the developer who owns a parking lot on top of a sacred Ohlone site that will see the land transferred permanently back to Native peoples after years of litigation and community outcry. https://t.co/qFZxxIAbKi
As is often acknowledged, San Francisco is built on unceded Ohlone and Miwok land. Proposal: we should put them back in charge of land use rules. For their services in helping improve the city, they can take a % of land value annually. https://t.co/m6uUtef2Ko