Muwekma Ohlone support SJSU's postponing Native American Heritage Month events

The Muwekma Ohlone stand by San Jose State University s decision to postpone certain events. Students and tribal members recently expressed outrage after the university postponed a campus walk, exhibit, and reception, citing state and federal law compliance concerns. Muwekma Ohlone, the original inhabitants of the land, on Thursday told NBC Bay Area the event organizers were not following proper Native American protocols. Tribes from all across the United States and Mexico come to the annual Mexica New Year celebration in San Jose. But before any tribe can come into the area for spiritual ceremonial reasons, they first have to clear it with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. That s when you do invite the tribe of the area you re in, you do ask for permission to pray on their lands, said Charlene Nijmeh, chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.