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RAMAYTUSH OHLONELAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESOLUTIONJULY 20TH, 2021PATRICK CHANG MARK MOREWITZSAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSDR. JONATHAN CORDERO, Founder andChair, Association of Ramaytush OhloneGREGG CASTRO, Principal CulturalConsultant to the Association ofRamaytush OhloneSHARAYA SOUZA, Executive Director andFounder, American Indian Cultural Districtof San Francisco2
DEFINITIONA Land Acknowledgement is A formal statement that recognizes and respectsIndigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of thisland and the enduring relationship that existsbetween Indigenous Peoples and their traditionalterritories.11Adaptedfrom Native American and Indigenous Initiatives, Northwestern University (2021)3
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESOLUTIONS AMONG SAN FRANCISCO AGENCIESAPPROVEDDRAFT Board of Supervisors Health Commission Human Rights Commission Elections Commission Rent Board Commission Library Commission Commission on the Environment Recreation and Park Commission Board of Education Small Business Commission City College of San Francisco Workforce Investment SF (WISF) Board4
DPH RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN (REAP) – 2021In accordance with the REAP “The Health Commission will consider a resolution toacknowledge that DPH buildings, programs, and activitiessit on the ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlonepeoples, who are the original inhabitants of the SanFrancisco Peninsula.”5
RESOLUTION TIMELINE - Community & DPHreview processJUNJULAUGResolutionvote6
RESOLUTION COMPONENTS Acknowledgement of the Ramaytush Ohlone and Yelamu as original peoples of the SFPeninsula and City and County of SF, respectively. The City and County of SF is founded on their unceded territory. The Ramaytush Ohlone and the Association of the Ramaytush Ohlone (ARO) are animportant and active community that contributes to the richness of the SF Bay Arearegion. The American Indian community and their views and needs are not consistentlyreflected or included in government planning and discussions. A LandAcknowledgement statement is a step in cultivating a meaningful relationship with thecommunity. In 2021, DPH will implement a policy of reading the Land Acknowledgement statementat all Health Commission and public meetings subject to the Sunshine Ordinance.7
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT “The San Francisco Health Commission (Or San Francisco Department of PublicHealth) acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of theRamaytush (rah-my-toosh) Ohlone (O-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants ofthe San Francisco Peninsula. As the Indigenous stewards of this land, and inaccordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost,nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for allpeoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that webenefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay ourrespects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders, and Relatives of the RamaytushOhlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.”8
COMMENTS FROM COMMUNITY LEADERSDR. JONATHAN CORDEROGREGG CASTROSHARAYA SOUZA9
THANK YOUQUESTIONS&COMMENTS10
City College of San Francisco Health Commission Elections Commission Library Commission Recreation and Park Commission Small Business Commission Workforce Investment SF (WISF) Board . Ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) Ohlone (O-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the Indigenous stewards of this land, and in
