"These traditional Ohlone dishes, now featured at 'ammatka, a new cafe on its bottom floor, perfectly align with those goals as part of the LHS's 'ottoy initiative, whose mission is to 'foster understanding and respect for Ohlone people and culture.' ('ottoy means 'to repair' in Chochenyo, the language of the Ohlone people.)"
"Behind the 'ottoy initiative and the new restaurant are Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, partners in life and numerous endeavors, who have had a ground-shaking effect on Berkeley and the East Bay, starting in 2018, when they opened Cafe Ohlone on the back patio of University Books on Bancroft Avenue. Their restaurant was the first in the world to serve Ohlone cuisine."
"Since its inception in 2022, the director of the LHS, Dr. Rena Dorph, has championed this program of respect and repair, which is anything but a performatively mumbled land acknowledgement. Her goal: 'bring awareness of the Ohlone culture, resilience, and presence of the community in Berkeley today.'"
The Lawrence Hall of Science, a UC Berkeley-affiliated museum, launched the 'ottoy initiative to foster understanding and respect for Ohlone people and culture. The initiative centers on 'ammatka, a new cafe serving traditional Ohlone dishes like smoked duck sandwich and chia seed pudding. Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, Ohlone partners who opened the first Ohlone restaurant in 2018, spearhead this effort. After their initial Cafe Ohlone closed during the pandemic, they reopened 'ottoyak in 2022 near the Hearst Anthropology Museum. The LHS director, Dr. Rena Dorph, champions this program as genuine repair work, aiming to raise awareness of Ohlone resilience and contemporary community presence in Berkeley, moving beyond performative land acknowledgments.
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