# Muwekma Ohlone Support SJSU Event Postponement

> Muwekma Ohlone tribe backs San Jose State's delay of Native American Heritage Month events.
- Title: Muwekma Ohlone Support SJSU Event Postponement · NBC Bay Area
- Summary: Muwekma Ohlone tribe backs San Jose State's delay of Native American Heritage Month events.
- Keywords: muwekma ohlone, san jose state university, native american heritage month, event postponement, NBC Bay Area
- Source: NBC Bay Area — https://nbcbayarea.com/news/local/muwekma-ohlone-san-jose-state-events/4175115
- Published: 2026-11-13T02:43:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: muwekma ohlone, san jose state university, native american heritage month, event postponement, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Muwekma Ohlone tribe supports San Jose State University's decision to postpone Native American Heritage Month events after concerns about cultural protocols.