Shuumi means “gift” in Chochenyo, the language spoken by the Lisjan Ohlone people whose traditional territory spans much of what is now known as the East Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Having survived over two centuries of genocide and colonization, the Lisjan continue to inhabit this ancestral homeland, where many of us also live and work. Through efforts such as the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, the Lisjan are working on cultural revitalization and land rematriation, or the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people, along with the regenerating and returning of traditional and cultural practices and knowledge lost during colonization.
Summary of The Price We Pay
I picked up Marty Makary’s book The Price We Pay as I started looking into the price transparency problem in the USA. Family members, friends, and…