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San Francisco commission adopts Ramaytush Ohlone land-acknowledgment resolution
Summary
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment unanimously adopted a resolution to read a Ramaytush Ohlone land acknowledgment at the start of its meetings and to pursue tribal consultation and incorporation of traditional ecological knowledge into policy. Supporters called it a first step; some public commenters urged that words be followed by concrete action.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted unanimously to adopt a resolution establishing a land acknowledgment recognizing the Ramaytush Ohlone as the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula and committing the commission to consult with tribal representatives and embed traditional ecological knowledge in policy and planning.
Commissioner Elmi Bermejo introduced the resolution (Resolution File Number 2020One-one-COE), reading language that framed the city as occupying “the unseated ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples” and urged the…
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