Save the Shellmounds

Let the Land Breathe! At Last! Join us to honor the Indigenous vision of removing the concrete and restoring a Sacred Site to balance and honor. After years of activism and organizing, court cases, fundraising, planning, dreaming, sweat, and tears, we are happy to announce that the removal of the pavement at West Berkeley Shellmound is beginning. Please join us for this herstoric moment! Gather at West Berkeley Shellmound 1900 4th st, So called Berkeley Tuesday 5/5 12-2pm Bring a chair, waterbottle, sun protection and intention for the land. Removing the concrete and daylighting Strawberry Creek furthers our vision for cultural revitalization, securing a sacred space for the Lisjan people in perpetuity. We are making possible a return to ceremony and ensuring the future where our next generations can learn and thrive directly with land. {ID: A turquoise transparent background over cracked concrete. A logo with moving earth and orange poppies stemming out of it. ] #LiberatedLand #WestBerkeleyShellmound #LetTheLandBreathe #SogoreaTeLandTrust #RematriatetheLand

-Honoring Indigenous Life -Honoring Land Back -Honoring Rematriation Through Active Prayer from Shellmound to Shellmound 🦅 🎥 : @bdukesthetruth

How Bay Area Settlers turned Indigenous graves into profits. A brief history of destruction of the Shellmounds by @serramustfall , repost @villages_of_lisjan #bayarea #history #graverobbers #settlers #shellmounds #westberkekeyshellmound #savetheshellmounds

Join us in honoring this moment. Almost two years after liberating the land, we are preparing to remove the pavement at the West Berkeley Shellmound and begin its restoration. Today! 5/5 12-2 1900 4th st. So Called Berkeley Bring a chair, waterbottle, sun protection and intention for the land. [ID: Turquoise painting pavement being hammered with water slowly making its way down the cracks with the text in the above caption.] #WestBerkeleyShellmound #DefendTheSacred #LisjanNation #SogoreaTeLandTrust #RematriateTheLand

On her ancestral land 🪶 Corrina Gould, Lisjan Nation Tribal Chairwoman and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust Co-founder, dancing at the celebration of the return of the West Berkeley Shellmound to its ancestral caretakers. 📷 @mingus.mouse #RematriateTheLand #WestBerkeleyShellmound #SogoreaTeLandTrust #LisjanNation #TheFutureIsIndigenous

Stop Line 3 Call to Action Mural 2021 : ‘Honor the Land you Occupy, Save the West Berkeley Shellmound!’ 🔺 This virtual action/live mural Painting took place on Clay Street in so called “Oakland”. Many artist took the streets this day. This design has been replicated in many places in Lisjan Territory to bring awareness to the importance of protecting the oldest village site. Contributing Artists: @abalone.zzz @puas_awesome And more ❤️ Mural design: @creative_mudafukah MMIW, MMIR Tipi: @normsands Invitation to contribute: @danceswith_twostars x @davidsolnit [Photo ID: a circular floor mural that reads: ‘Save the West Berkeley Shellmound’ with a tule hut surrounded by a coastal landscape, a sunset and ocean surrounding the land. On the left a salmon on the right a condor. The next slide a group of people in front of a red tipi that represents MMIW, MMIR.] #ProtectTheSacred #ProtectSacredSites #stopline3 #Huchiun #lisjanterritory

Repost: @prairiexbones 🚨Dakota and Lakota relatives reclaim space outside the Whipple Federal Building near Minneapolis along Mni Owe Sni (Coldwater Spring) where I.C.E is headquartered. This is an act of sovereignty, a reclamation of a sacred site. The Whipple Federal Building sits on Fort Snelling, a place where Dakota and other Indigenous relatives were held captive and suffered assault and violence. Many relatives lost their lives at Fort Snelling. Prayers for all those holding space in a good way at the camp!

Let the Land Breathe! After years of prayers, protest, the hard work of our amazing team, and the support of many many allies, we have reached our fundraising goal and can now begin the restoration of the oldest village site in the Bay Area, the West Berkeley Shellmound! In these times of political, economic and social struggle, we are grateful to be able to celebrate this milestone achievement. In this first phase of work, we will remove the pavement and finally let the land breathe! Our long term vision is to restore this sacred land and daylight Strawberry Creek. This is a huge multiphase project that will take many years to complete. Thank you to everyone who donated, held fundraisers, spread the word, supported in so many ways, and walked with us all the years that have led to today. We are blessed to be able to continue to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. May all sacred sites return to their ancestral caretakers. May all of our relatives be safe and protected. May this world return to balance. 💃🏽Crew @sogoreatelandtrust 🎵From the Bay @larussell 🎥 Video @mingus.mouse 🪶Ancestral land of @lisjan_nation #WestBerkeleyShellmound #SogoreaTeLandTrust #LisjanNation #ProtectTheSacred #RematriateTheLand

Let the Land Breathe! Our dream of restoring the West Berkeley Shellmound is closer everyday! We have now raised ¾ of our 1 million dollar goal to begin removing the pavement and restoring this sacred site! Thank you to everyone in our community who has donated, thrown fundraisers, flyered, spread the word, and supported in all the ways for all the years it’s taken to get here. If you have been meaning to contribute to this historic campaign, now is a great time! Support this Indigenous led work of hope and transformation. ✨ Let the Land Breathe Mural created with: @ladimeuna @lamakina510 @corazon_ycolor @shishi.madriz @gheaven79 @liftawiya @bdukesthetruth @creative_mudafukah @ines_ixierda @mingus.mouse Design by @kingbabytattoo Edit by @omgitskiki #letthelandbreathe #protectthesacred #sacredsites #lisjanohlone #westberkeleyshellmound #mural #rematriatetheland

Lets Go! We are now halfway to our goal of raising $1mil to remove the pavement and begin restoration of the West Berkeley Shellmound Sacred Site! After years of struggle to protect this land, it is back in Indigenous hands and we have been listening and learning to prepare for our first phase of work. Thank you to everyone who has supported our Indigenous vision for another world and donated to this historic campaign, spread the word, passed out postcards, asked your employers to match your donation, hosted fundraisers and shown up in all the ways that you do. We’re getting closer! Support the dream! Let the Land Breathe! Donate Now! bit.lyLetTheLandBreathe (ID: simple timelapse of two figures under a sign that reads “We dream of removing daylighting StrawberryCreek, and restoring this Sacred Land” look out at a parking lot as it changes into earth filled with plants, a creek returning, birds flying, and flowers blooming. ) #LetTheLandBreathe #WestBerkleyShellmound #SacredSite #Restoration #BreakingGround #SogoreaTeLandTrust #LisjanNation #OhloneLand #AnotherWorldIsPossible

American Indian Movement (AIM), 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, Veteran Shirley Guevara closed us off with beautiful words at the Emeryville Shellmound. Shirley has been a Mono Matriarch in our urban Indian community. In Huchiun/Oakland she taught at Hintel Kuu Ca that birthed from the Alcatraz occupation. Shirley raised many of us and is a beloved grandmother in our community. Thank you for your steps, prayers and reminder to keep standing up for the Sacred. 📸 : @bdukesthetruth #ProtecttheSacred #AIM #OccupationofAlcatraz #Shellmound2Shellmound #Huchiun #WestBerekleyShellmound #EmeryvilleShellmound #urbanIndian #urbanNative #stolenland #lisjan #lisjanohloneterritory

Let the Land Breathe! Rematriation is an ongoing process. Land Return was just a first step and we need your support! We are raising $1Million dollars to begin the restoration of the West Berkeley Shellmound, a 5,700 year old Shellmound and village site. Now that the land has been returned to Indigenous hands, the process of healing begins. Removing the concrete and daylighting Strawberry Creek furthers our vision for cultural revitalization, securing a sacred space for the Lisjan people in perpetuity. We are making possible a return to ceremony and ensuring the future where our next generations can learn and thrive directly with land. Join us in making this monumental vision for Indigenous futures a reality. Donate at bit.ly/let-the-land-breathe or learn more at the link in bio. Art by Micah Rivera,@kingbabytattoo #GivingTuesday #LetTheLandBreathe #BreakingGroundWBSM #SaveTheShellmound #VillagesofLisjan #ISupportIndigenousFutures #AnotherWorldIsPossible