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Sonia Connolly ([personal profile] sonia) wrote2019-12-08 06:23 pm
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Link: Shuumi Land Tax

A 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).

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 [personal profile] cynthia1960)

A map where you can find out about the Indigenous land rights where you live.

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