Reclamation: Resilience of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe

In collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and San Jose State University, this art exhibition about the vitality of the Muwekma features photography of tribal members by their Tribal Photographer Kike Arnal. The project promotes deeper understanding of local indigenous art, culture, history, and contemporary issues in Los Gatos and the greater Bay Area, and preserves and shares knowledge about critical issues of federal recognition that the Muwekma Ohlone continue to fight for. The present-day Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is comprised of all of the known surviving American Indian lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay region who trace their ancestry through the Missions Dolores, Santa Clara, and San Jose; and who were also members of the historic Federally Recognized Verona Band of Alameda County. The aboriginal homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe includes the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, most of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and portions of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and San Joaquin. This exhibition can be found in the Los Gatos History Hall. Please note that the service we use to host our website requires that we put an end date on exhibitions, but this exhibition is open indefinitely, until further notice. Please disregard the listed end date.