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Muwekma Ohlone Support SJSU Event Postponement
Muwekma Ohlone tribe backs San Jose State's delay of Native American Heritage Month events.
In brief
Muwekma Ohlone tribe backs San Jose State's delay of Native American Heritage Month events. Muwekma Ohlone tribe supports San Jose State University's decision to postpone Native American Heritage Month events after concerns about cultural protocols. Originally reported by NBC Bay Area.
Muwekma Ohlone support
Students and tribal members expressed outrage after San Jose State postponed campus events for Native American Heritage Month.
Cultural protocols
Muwekma Ohlone tribe requires permission before spiritual ceremonies on their ancestral lands.
Spiritual significance
Spiritual items have life and are used as medicine by the Muwekma Ohlone tribe.
“Those are spirits. These things are spiritual items. These things have life”
Support for postponement
Muwekma Ohlone tribe supports SJSU's decision to postpone events to follow cultural protocols.
The headline
Muwekma Ohlone tribe supports San Jose State University's decision to postpone Native American Heritage Month events after concerns about cultural protocols.
