A New Vision for the West Berkeley Shellmound

Surrounded by boutique storefronts in the upscale Fourth Street shopping area of Berkeley sits an unassuming 2-acre parking lot. For 5,000 years this was an Ohlone Village Site where two massive shellmounds grew-sites of burial and ceremony.
For the past two years, Lisjan Ohlone leader Corrina Gould has been fighting a five-story condo project proposed for this sacred site. Corrina and her allies won the battle when developers dropped the project in August 2018.
Although the owners of the land vow to find a new developer, and have sued the city of Berkeley, now is the time to fight for a new vision.
WIth thanks to Carla, Desiree and Brenda Munoz (Rumsen Ohlone of Carmel) for the beautiful opening song, and to Chris Walker for the amazing animated sequence.
For more information check out project director Toby McLeod’s blog “We Can Save the West Berkeley Shellmound” - Link: sacredland.org...

[@DavidLindes]

I hope this comes to be! Beautiful project idea. Thank you to all who've supported this and worked on it.

[@allrounderbicycle7193]

Such a beautiful vision. A world I’d want to pray for and to live in.

[@4yellowwolf]

My prayers go with you 🙏🏼

[@lorriec8743]

Wonderful Vision!! Bless it be...thank you for taking inspired action. 💞🌠

[@jsmcguireIII]

At one time they leveled the top and had a dance floor. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@d4af37]

singing be mad goofy who let them kids cook they burnt down the whole kitchen

[@n8020]

This is beautiful but just gonna get defaced and turned into a homeless encampment

[@SpectreEelman]

Yeah sure.. because there will never be anyone there to keep an eye on it and maintain it.. (LOL!!!)