Link: Shuumi Land Tax
Dec. 8th, 2019 06:23 pmA cool idea: Shuumi Land Tax in the Bay Area, similar to reparations. If I still lived in the Bay Area, I would do this. I'm still thinking about how to apply it where I live now, whether to pay "back taxes" to this organization, or find a local tribe to contribute to (or both).
ETA: The Ohlone people's recent struggles to protect burial sites and other sacred spaces. And Land Reparations and Indigenous Solidarity Action Guide (via![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cynthia1960)
A map where you can find out about the Indigenous land rights where you live.
What’s the difference between the Shuumi Land Tax and making a donation?
The Shuumi Land Tax is not a donation.* It is a financial contribution that recognizes and respects the sovereignty of Native Nations and acknowledges the historic relationship the Ohlone have with their traditional territories. It is a voluntary annual contribution paid to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust by non-Native people who live on unceded Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone land. (*However, it is tax-deductible, see below.)
ETA: The Ohlone people's recent struggles to protect burial sites and other sacred spaces. And Land Reparations and Indigenous Solidarity Action Guide (via
cynthia1960)A map where you can find out about the Indigenous land rights where you live.
