Alameda City Names Former Jackson Park Chochenyo
Replies(3) Alameda officially renamed the former Jackson Park -- named for slave-owning and Native American-oppressing U.S. President Andrew Jackson -- Chochenyo Park, for the language spoken by the island's original inhabitants, the Ohlone tribe. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda officially renamed the former Jackson Park -- named for slave-owning and Native American-oppressing U.S. President Andrew Jackson -- Chochenyo Park, for the language spoken by the island's original inhabitants, the Ohlone tribe. The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday, with Councilman Tony Daysog disse...
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