Ohlone
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Ohlone is a recurring concept in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between August 17, 2023 and April 18, 2024. The archive places it in contexts such as ""This is the unceded ancestral land of the Ohlone people!” the device chirps again”; “This is the unceded ancestral land of the Ohlone people”. It most often appears alongside Africa, AI Circle, Alexander the Great.
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- Category: Concepts
- Mention count: 2
- Issue count: 2
- First seen: August 17, 2023
- Last seen: April 18, 2024
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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.
“This is the unceded ancestral land of the Ohlone people!" chirps the device.
“And it’s GPS-enabled,” she goes on, “Like, right now, we’re on the unceded ancestral territory of the Ohlone people, but if you go a few miles north, it will be the unceded ancestral territory of the Iwok or Ewok or something, I can’t remember. The ALA keeps track of it so I don’t have to.”
“This is the unceded ancestral land of the Ohlone people!" the device chirps again.
"Yes, but if we hadn't stolen the land, you would pay them rent. So if you're against stealing the land, you can make it as if you didn't steal it, by paying them the rent you believe they're due. Isn't it great? We're especially working on advertising to corporations. Imagine. Your top customer goes to your competitor's meeting, and hear 'We acknowledge that this office building stands on the unceded ancestral land of the Ohlone tribe, which we have stolen because we are evil colonizers.' Then they go to your meeting, and hear 'This building stands on the land of the Ohlone, who we've come to a mutually beneficial agreement with. Their chief sent us a thank-you letter for being such good tenants, you can see it in the break room.' Which one of you seems more trustworthy?"
“This is the unceded ancestral land of the Ohlone people! Buy a landulgence for as low as $4.99 your first month" chirps the Land Acknowledger, behind her.