7 Years of Decolonizing History
Founded in 2019, the Alameda Native History Project is an Indigenous-led initiative that documents local history, restores traditional foodways, and creates community education rooted in the original peoples of this region.
We combine historical research, GIS mapping, cultural ecology, and hands-on programs to help the public understand whose land this is and how Indigenous stewardship continues today.
Our work promotes accountability, responsible representation, and meaningful engagement with Native nations, while remaining an independent, community-driven project.
Upcoming Events
In-Person Harvest Training (Lvl 1)
Acorn Harvest Training is a Level 1 training in Indigenous foodways, ecological stewardship, and responsible acorn harvesting. Participants learn why acorns have sustained Indigenous communities in California for thousands of years, how responsible harvesting works, and how Indigenous stewardship practices continue to shape healthy oak landscapes today. Successful completion of the training and assessment qualifies participants for Level 1 Acorn Harvest Certification. Space is limited and registration is required.
Level 2 Acorn Harvest Training (Online)
Take the next step in the Acorn Harvest Training and Certification Framework. Learn stewardship monitoring, tree assessment, harvest documentation, and long-term observation.
Prerequisite: Level 1 Acorn Harvest Certification.
Articles
- Acorn Hub
Regional Harvest Infrastructure for Indigenous Foodways California is home to millions of oak trees, yet very little infrastructure exists to support the harvest, storage, processing, and distribution of acorns. While Indigenous knowledge surrounding acorns has endured for generations, the physical spaces needed to gather, process,… Read more: Acorn Hub - Documenting Our Return to the Oak Woodlands
Building an Oak Tree Survey and Monitoring Program The Alameda Native History Project’s Annual Acorn Harvest is about more than gathering acorns. It is about practicing Indigenous stewardship responsibly, within established ecological limits, while helping restore access to one of California’s most important traditional foods.… Read more: Documenting Our Return to the Oak Woodlands - New Bay Area Land Access Maps Now Available
The Alameda Native History Project GIS Lab has published a new series of Bay Area Land Access Maps covering all nine Bay Area counties. Understanding where public access exists across the Bay Area is not always straightforward. Parks, preserves, conservation easements, and other protected lands… Read more: New Bay Area Land Access Maps Now Available - Bay Area Land Access Map: Using Open Data to Inform Sovereign Activities
Building an In-House Harvest Mapping System During the past week, the Alameda Native History Project developed a Bay Area Land Access Map using publicly available geospatial data from the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) and the California Conservation Easement Database (CCED). The map emerged from… Read more: Bay Area Land Access Map: Using Open Data to Inform Sovereign Activities - From Raster Data to Field Maps: Mapping California’s Acorn Resources
The Alameda Native History Project GIS Lab has completed a new regional analysis of oak distributions across the six counties currently associated with the Annual Acorn Harvest Program. Using ecological datasets from Oregon State University’s Landscape Ecology, Modeling, Mapping & Analysis (LEMMA) project, species-specific raster… Read more: From Raster Data to Field Maps: Mapping California’s Acorn Resources
