Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

Published on: 6/8/2021
Alexis Krohn

The Unconscious Bias Project is based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, on unceded ancestral homeland belonging to the Ramaytush Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone peoples, some of whom speak the language Chocheño. Though the land was initially seized by Spanish colonizers, American colonizers continued to seize land, and much of that land remains in colonial possession still, today. The Unconscious Bias Project benefits from the use and occupation of that land.

We at UBP wish to acknowledge the sovereign rights of the Ramaytush and Muwekma Ohlone peoples, as still-present forces attempt to exclude and erase indigenous peoples in America and beyond. We recognize that Ramaytush and Muwekma people continue to live in this land today, and we wish to pay our respects to to their people, past, present, and future. 

We wish to acknowledge indigenous peoples’ ongoing struggles and resistance to the legacies of settler colonialism. We at UBP seek to amplify the voices of those who continue this fight despite centuries of genocide by American and other colonial peoples and governments. We celebrate the rich tapestry of cultures that span the Bay and our entire nation. We encourage our communities and community members to research the history, legacy, and present peoples of their own lands using the resources listed below.

Learning & Giving

Whose Land is an excellent starting resource to find out whose land you may be living on, with educational resources and websites by and about those peoples. You can also find out about treaties (almost entirely violated by the US government) at the site. Native Land is a similar educational resource. 

To learn more about the Muwekma people specifically, you can visit the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe’s website, and to learn more about the Ramaytush people, you can visit the Association of Ramaytush Online. If you live in the Bay Area, we encourage you to look into the Shuumi Land Tax. The word “Tax” may sound scary, but the word “Shuumi” comes from the Ohlone word for Gift. We encourage you to at least surf on over and use the recommended Shuumi calculator on the website - you may be surprised by your capacity to give within their recommendations.