On Tuesday, Mayor Jesse Arreguín and Councilmember Sophie Hahn announced they bought the historic Ohlone land in West Berkeley, which was set to be developed, and the title of the land was given to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. The process to reclaim this land started eight years ago when talks of developing the land began. Kent Lightfoot is an archaeologist who was called in to uncover the evidence that would prove the significance of the land and justify why it should be saved. His work revealed small artifacts, spatial distributions of house structures and thousands of herring remains. Not only did this show that this land was used by Indigenous people, but it proved the land was sacred. Read more through the link in bio. 📸: Courtesy of Lucy Gill ✍️: Brianna Smith . . . #dailycal #berkeley #ohlone #land