The Ramaytush Ohlone

The Ramaytush (pronounced rah-my-toosh) are the original peoples of the San Francisco Peninsula. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Ramaytush Ohlone numbered approximately 1500 persons, but by the end the Mission Period only a few families had survived. Today, only one lineage is know to have produced living descendants in the present. Those descendants comprise the membership of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (ARO) today. ​

Recent News and Events

American Indian Cultural District

2019-2020
On March 31, 2020 the Board of Supervisors passed legislation for the formation of an American Indian Cultural District in San Francisco. According to American Indian Cultural Center (AICC), the district is one of only two American Indian Cultural Districts in the United States. Ramaytush Ohlone support for the district was recognized by the AICC.

Recent News and Events

Dec 2020
A resolution to commit the City College of San Francisco to Land Acknowledgement practices is nearing approval. The statement was crafted in consultation with the ARO.
Dec 2020
Jonathan Cordero consulted with the Sanchez Adobe Interpretive Center on a set of Interpretive Panels entitled,  “Ohlone Daily Life” and “Ohlone Plant Use.” 
Nov 2020
Gregg Castro worked with the Human Rights Commission on a land acknowledgement statement that was recently passed and that now will be read at the beginning of meetings of the Human Rights Commission and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
OCT 2020
Jonathan Cordero was invited to contribute a short essay for the e-flux Journal. In was entitled, “Our Ancestral Homeland.” (e-flux Journal, 112 (October 2020), University of Michigan.)
Aug 2020
Jonathan Cordero consulted on a Land Acknowledgment and Recognition Statement for the American Sociological Association, which was virtually hosted by San Francisco this year.
20 Jun 2020
Gregg Castro offered an prayer-song for the hundreds of people participating in the cross-bay effort at ending in Yelamu. ARO presence was requested (by Dr. Rupa Marya, UCSF) at the closing ceremony for the crucial “Health Workers for Black Lives” rally and caravan from Huichin (Oakland) to Yelamu (SF) on Saturday June 20. 
​Jun 2020
Jonathan Cordero consulted on a Land Acknowledgement and Recognition Statement for the American Sociological Association's now virtual annual conference, originally scheduled to be hosted on Ramaytush Ohlone territory in San Francisco.
May-Jun 2020
The ARO worked with San Bruno Mountain Watch to create an informational kiosk located at 2 Tower Place. We are grateful to Phase 3 Real Estate Partners for sponsoring the project.