Muwekma Ohlone Tribe

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Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
Formationnonprofit: 2018[1]
Founded atCastro Valley, California[1][2]
Typenonprofit organization[2]
EIN 82-2448663[2]
PurposeArts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)[2]
HeadquartersCastro Valley, California[2]
Location
  • United States
Official language
English
Principal officer
Charlene Nijmeh[2]
Revenue (2022)
$714,765[1]
Expenses (2022)$384,655[1]
Staff (2022)
1[1]
Websitemuwekma.org
Formerly called
Ohlone/Costanoan Muwekma Tribe[3]

The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is an unrecognized organization for people who identify as descendants of the

Indigenous people of California. The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is the largest of several groups in the San Francisco Bay Area that identify as Ohlone tribes.[4]

Almost all members of the organization are descendants of the Verona Band of Alameda County.[3]

Status

The organization is not recognized as a Native American tribe by the federal government or by the California state government, which does not recognize any state tribes.[5]

Petition for federal recognition

The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, formerly known as the Ohlone/Costanoan Muwekma Tribe, applied for

Pleasanton rancheria."[3] The final determination also stated: "Because the petitioning group was not identified as an Indian entity for a period of almost four decades after 1927 … it has not been identified as an Indian entity on a 'substantially continuous' basis since 1927."[3] The final determination also "concluded that 99 percent of its current members have satisfactorily documented their descent from individuals on the Verona Band proxy list, or sibling thereof."[3]

Nonprofit organization

The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Inc. was incorporated as a

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2018.[1] Charlene Nijmeh, based in Castro Valley, California, is the principal officer.[2] Their mission states: "The specific purpose of this corporation is for religious purposes of addressing ancestral [N]ative [A]merican sacred sites."[2]

In 2020 and 2022, their administration was:

The

PayPal Giving Fund all provided grants to the nonprofit in 2021 or 2022.[1]

Controversy

The leaders of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone, the Tamien Nation, and the Confederated Villages of Lisjan/Ohlone — organizations for people in the San Francisco Bay area who identify as being of Ohlone descent, who are also

unrecognized organizations identifying as Native American tribes — have criticized the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, alleging that the organization has questioned the legitimacy of other Ohlone heritage organizations.[6]

Notable members

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Muwekma Ohlone Tribe". CauseIQ. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e McCaleb, Neal A. (September 17, 2022). "Final Determination To Decline to Acknowledge the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe" (PDF). Federal Register. 67 (180): 58631–632. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. Santa Clara University Library
    . Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. ^ "New California law seeks to give tribes more standing to recover sacred objects from museums". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. ^ "A 'Pretendian' claim. Territory disputes. A Bay Area tribe's bid for federal recognition sparks conflict". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-14.

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