Join One Planet XR and many different groups and organizations as we converge on the Peace Arch, Wednesday July 1st.
Native Action Network is pleased to present the 16th Annual Native Women’s Leadership Forum May 28-29, 2020 at Tulalip Resort Casino & Spa in Tulalip, Washington! During this day and a half conference, women of all ages will gather together for fellowship, learning, and sharing of life experiences through general assembly sessions, workshops, and our Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon.
Register Here:
https://whova.com/portal/registration/nwlf_202005/
Registration Prices
$225 - Standard
$175 - Early Bird (Now through April 30)
$300 - Mother & Daughter (Includes Two Registrations)
$150 - Student or Elder
Tulalip Resort Casino & Spa
10200 Quil Ceda Boulevard, Tulalip, WA 98271
www.tulalipresort.com
Call 866-716-7162 to request discounted room rates during the Forum at $149 weekdays / $189 weekends.
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More Ways to Get Engaged, Submit by March 31:
Nominate an Enduring Spirit
https://fs30.formsite.com/Ifriday/form7/
The Enduring Spirit Award recognizes the lifetime achievements of Native women who through their commitment of time, energy, and volunteerism contribute to healthy communities.
Apply for the Youth Academy
https://fs30.formsite.com/Ifriday/h8ln0rep83/
Native Action Network is hosting its 10th Annual Young Native Women’s Leadership Academy! Young Native women who are seniors in high school through their final year in college are invited to apply.
Propose a Workshop
https://fs30.formsite.com/Ifriday/ztqpcx0zky/
Workshop proposals for the 2020 Forum are now being accepted. Proposals from Native community members working in diverse fields will be considered, including interactive sessions, presentations, or panel discussions.
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Questions?
Contact asia@enduringspirit.org or 206-451-7298.
Since 1972, the annual Northwest Folklife Festival has been a community-powered celebration of the music, arts, and heritage that make up the brilliant cultural tapestry of Cascadia. With over 5,000 performers on 20+ stages, 200 vendors, 500 volunteers, and upwards of 250,000 attendees, this remains one of the largest access-for-all community-powered festivals in the region. The festival is more than a celebration of the diversity of Cascadia, it’s a chance to engage directly with the many communities that make up our bioregion.
2020 Cultural Focus: Living Legacies As Northwest Folklife looks ahead to celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2021, it is the stories and traditions of the region that serve as the foundation and significance behind the organization and work. Join in preserving, supporting and cultivating our community’s cultural endowment through Cultural Focus: Living Legacies. We will be creating a Living Legacies Toolkit to document and capture family heritage and stories in tandem with our organization as we build a retrospective for our 50th anniversary and legacy for generations to come.
2020 Cultural Focus: Living Legacies will have four components: (1) Development of a Living Legacies Toolkit to share with communities to preserve, document and capture their stories; (2) Fieldwork and Documentation; (3) Archiving and Digitization, and; (4) Production of Podcasts, Digital and Anthological Booklet.
The official 2020 poster, featuring artwork by renowned artist Preston Singletary Glass designed by Mike Strassburger.
Come join our Native American Foster Care, Relative Caregiver, Adoption support group held at Casey Family Programs in Seattle, We are support group for caregivers who are taking care of Native American Foster Care children, or have adopted. We meet once a month, every second Wednesday of each month at Casey Family Programs in Seattle, WA, from 6:30-pm- 8:30pm. Dinner is provided each and every month, beginning at 6:30pm.
This group is also open to folks who are interested in learning more about becoming a licensed foster parent. Each month we provide trainings on different topic for adult caregivers such as: Learning about ICWA, (Indian Child Welfare Act), ACEs ( Adverse Childhood Experiences, suicide prevention for foster care youth.
At our group a second track is included for children, we provide cultural activities for kids who attend. Some activities we have done in the past, has been drum making, regalia designing, and medicine bag making.
Each month we update in 'Discussion' section with an updated flyer of what topics and menu will be provided for that month.
Come join our Native American Foster Care, Relative Caregiver, Adoption support group held at Cowlitz Tribal Health in Tukwila, WA. We are support group for caregivers who are taking care of Native American Foster Care children, or have adopted. We meet once a month, every second Wednesday of each month at Cowlitz Tribal Health in Tukwila, WA, from 6:30-pm- 8:00pm. Dinner is provided each and every month, beginning at 6:30pm.
This group is also open to folks who are interested in learning more about becoming a licensed foster parent. Each month we provide trainings on different topic for adult caregivers such as: Learning about ICWA, (Indian Child Welfare Act), ACEs ( Adverse Childhood Experiences, suicide prevention for foster care youth.
At our group a second track is included for children, we provide cultural activities for kids who attend. Some activities we have done in the past, has been drum making, regalia designing, and medicine bag making.
Each month we update in 'Discussion' section with an updated flyer of what topics and menu will be provided for that month.
Come celebrate with us as we honor those who fought tirelessly for the creation of Daybreak Star as a social and cultural home for our local urban Native community.
In 1970, in response to disproportionate rates of poverty and lack of access to necessary health and social services, hundreds of Native activists and their allies occupied Fort Lawton, a recently decommissioned U.S. Army Base. This grueling month long occupation, met with both immense outside support as well as military and police violence, resulted in activists obtaining a lease to nineteen acres of land in what is now known as Discovery Park, and the eventual creation of Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Since our founding in 1970 by beloved leader Bernie Whitebear, United Indians’ has grown to support ten different programs which serve 1,000 clients each year and provide a whole host of critical services and cultural activities.
Join us as we march down Bernie Whitebear Way in recognition of the powerful work of past and present activists in uplifting our Urban Native community, and stay for a free community meal.
9:30am - Doors open, coffee & pastries served
10:30am - Meet at gate for a commemorative march down Bernie Whitebear Way led by Randy Lewis
11:30am - Opening prayer (Yakama Vets), welcome
12:00pm - Lunch served
12:30pm - Slideshow
12:45pm - Red Eagle Soaring performs piece from "Resurrection City"
1:00pm - Speakers
1:30pm - Honorings of original invaders
2:00pm - Dessert
2:30pm - Closing prayer
Come join our Native American Foster Care, Relative Caregiver, Adoption support group held at Casey Family Programs in Seattle, We are support group for caregivers who are taking care of Native American Foster Care children, or have adopted. We meet once a month, every second Wednesday of each month at Casey Family Programs in Seattle, WA, from 6:30-pm- 8:30pm. Dinner is provided each and every month, beginning at 6:30pm.
This group is also open to folks who are interested in learning more about becoming a licensed foster parent. Each month we provide trainings on different topic for adult caregivers such as: Learning about ICWA, (Indian Child Welfare Act), ACEs ( Adverse Childhood Experiences, suicide prevention for foster care youth.
At our group a second track is included for children, we provide cultural activities for kids who attend. Some activities we have done in the past, has been drum making, regalia designing, and medicine bag making.
Each month we update in 'Discussion' section with an updated flyer of what topics and menu will be provided for that month
Mother Earth and her indigenous peoples are under attack!
In the illegitimate provence known as British Columbia, militarized Royal Mounted Canadian Police are forcibly removing the Wet’suwet’en People from their sovereign and unceded land to clear the path for a (Coastal GasLink) pipeline that will mean more death and destruction for all sacred life on earth.
In Washington State, our First People's way of life is facing a new level of attack as our salmon and orca are facing extinction due to climate disater caused by toxic fossil fuels.
In the face of these destructive acts, we gather to pray for strength for the Wet'suwet'en and all those indigenous peoples standing up for our Mother Earth, and to protect & restore our Salish Sea and all that we hold sacred. We Stand with hereditary chiefs!
WHAT: Peaceful Prayer Walk in Solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation, followed by a Water Blessing Ceremony
WHERE: Meet at Foster Bridge in the Seattle Arboretum. (Copy coordinance paste into Maps 47.642090, -122.292056 ) Walk from the Arboretum to Volunteer Park and then down Broadway/Denny to Myrtle Edwards Park.
WHEN: 10am Walk from Foster Bridge, Arboreturm;
2pm Water Blessing Ceremony at Myrtyle Edwards Park
BRING: Dress warmly and in red if you can, bring signs of support, snacks, and water from your location to participate in the water blessing ceremony
SAVE THE DATES: Prayer Walks also planned for February 29th in Tacoma and March 7th in Olympia. Check back here for updates.
#WetsuwetenStrong #StandWithWetsuweten #ProtectTheSacred #NoFrackedGas
#NoTarSandsOil #ClimateEmergencyJayInslee
The Muckleshoot Winter Powwow is being held in the Muckleshoot Tribal School Gym, with Grand Entry at 1:00 PM.
Master of Ceremonies: Anthony Bluehorse
Arena Director: Ryan Yellowjohn
Golden Age (55+)
Men’s categories combined
Women’s categories combined
$200 - $150 - $100
Adult Categories (18-54)
Men’s traditional, men’s grass, men’s fancy
Women’s traditional, women’s jingle, women’s fancy
$200 - $150 - $100
Teen Categories (13-17)
$100 - $75 - $50
Junior Categories (6-12)
$50 - $30 - $20
Owl Dance Special
$200 - $150 - $100
First 8 drums paid. All public invited.
Vendor information contact Bear James (253) 350-4411 or bear.james@muckleshoot.nsn.us
For further information please contact Charles Williams (253) 285-4035 or Charles.williams@muckleshoot.nsn.us
[Not liable for theft or accidents. No drugs or alcohol. No smoking on school grounds.]
Tlingit & Haida WA Chapter and the Seattle Community Council are co-hosting the Alaskan Native Brotherhood and Alaskan Native Sisterhood Local Camp #36.
Light lunch: Sisterhood stew, coffee, tea, water & dessert.
Join us for the closing of smɫi with a celebratory reception and film screening! Enjoy conversation with Roin, refreshments, and a community viewing of Derrick J. LaMere's "United by Water". We have been so honored to display Roin's work at Sacred Circle Gallery. Read more about the exhibition and their inspiration below!
Artist Statement:
"How do we grieve? What do we value? After attending the premiere of local director Derrick J. LaMere's, “United by Water” (War Pony Pictures) in Oct 2017, which shows the first tribal canoe journey and gathering at Kettle Falls since the Ceremony of Tears in 1943, I began to conceptualize a body of work that could hold the complexity of grief + pride the film left me with. Created during the summer of 2018 and ranging in medium + execution from gouache, charcoal, and carving to ready-made sculptural objects, these pieces are as much a prayer as they are a protest; a temporary memorial to beckon our deity the Chinook smɫi Salmon back home to our river."
The annual Cascadia Grains Conference is coming to the South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, WA January 18th.
Kindle Cascadia is an annual 6-day Winter Solstice ancestral skill share gathering in the Cascadia bioregion.
Hosted by Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center
Join us for our annual Native art market and gift fair this holiday season! Free and open to the public, this event features local vendors and Native makers and artists showcasing goods including wood carvings, bead work, drums, prints, paintings, and more. Grab some fry bread and hot coffee and escape the Seattle winter for two weekends in November and December to find the perfect gifts for family, friends, or yourself!
Join business and political leaders including Washington State DOT, Sound Transit, King County, Microsoft and others working to bring state-of-the-art high speed rail to the Pacific Northwest.
Join Forests for Climate Resilience and Forest Defenders for a gathering of #Forest Folk, Saturday in Portland, Oregon. The night will feature music, forest updates and movement news!
Cascadia bioregionalist David McCloskey of the Cascadia Institute and early designer of the Cascadia map discusses his new map: The Ish-River-Lillooet Country and the Salish Sea.
United Indians was part of a team of Native activists and allies that successfully advocated for the City of Seattle to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2014. They commemorate the day annually with a rally and march downtown, followed by speeches, Native cultural performances, and a community dinner at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. All are welcome, Native and non-Native alike!
INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN OFFICIAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY PARTNER?
If your business is hoping to honor Native community and culture while receiving exceptional publicity this year, we would love to talk to you! If you commit to donating 10% of your profits from Indigenous Peoples' Day, you'll receive a host of great benefits which can be found here:
https://www.unitedindians.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day
Please email mwilcox@unitedindians or call 206.829.2244 with any questions!
www.unitedindians.org
info@unitedindians.org
Monday, October 14, is Indigenous Peoples' Day in the City of Seattle and at the Burke Museum! There will be Indigenous performances, including UW groups, and opportunities to engage in conversation about the Burke's collections throughout the day.
With working labs you can see into, one-of-a-kind objects all around you, and galleries filled with curiosity and conversation, it’s a new kind of museum—and a whole new way to experience our world.
Throughout Grand Opening Weekend, the new Burke Yard outdoor space will be transformed into a festival with multicultural music and dance performances, family-friendly activities, and food trucks.
Learn more about Grand Opening and see the Museum’s calendar for more events: http://bit.ly/2meCcgx
In honor of its collaborations with Indigenous communities, the Burke Museum invites all Indigenous peoples to see the new museum before it opens to the public at a free Indigenous Preview on Thursday, October 10, from 4–7 PM.
Book a timed ticket ahead of your visit:
- Advance timed tickets are offered every 60 minutes throughout the day. If advance tickets are still available, they will be listed at burkemuseum.org/tickets.
- Please arrive as close as possible to the entry time listed on your ticket. There is a lot to see and do at the Burke Museum, so we suggest allowing between 1 1/2 and 2 hours to make the most of your visit.
- Walk up admissions may be available on a first come, first served basis as museum capacity allows.
Taste the Region and Explore Food Connections at the Food and Cider Festival, Slow Food Summit, and Cascadian Luau during this all day event brought to you by Slow Food Cascadia. Join us as we build a just, craft, regenerative food movement in the Cascadia region, and raise funds to support farm-to-food bank program.
The Association for Washington Archaeology invites you to travel back in time and immerse yourself in the history and culture of the Columbia Plateau's native people during Spokane Archaeology Day on The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) grounds.
Open to the public, this family-friendly event will allow visitors to experience the methods archaeologists use to learn about the heritage of the Inland Northwest.
Among the activities, visitors will be able to conduct an archaeological survey and a mock excavation; learn how to identify historic artifacts; make tools through flint knapping; and practice zooarchaeology by studying animal bones. You're going to dig it!
Spokane Archaeology Day is sponsored by the following organizations:
Association for Washington Archaeology (AWA)
EWU Archaeological and Historical Services
Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District
Colville National Forest
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Colville Confederated Tribes
Spokane Tribe of Indians
Yakima Nation
Historical Research Associates
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC)
Join Cherri Foytlin, Anne White Hat and Mark Tilsen of the L’eau Est La Vie Camp to hear firsthand accounts from years of Indigenous led resistance to pipelines. Come hear from three of the most effective organizers on Turtle Island about ongoing work fighting back against Energy Transfer Partners, community resiliency in the Gulf South and visions and plans for how to fight back. They will be touring with Mutual Aid Media’s film “L’eau Est La Vie From Standing Rock to the Swamp.”
$20 suggested donation at door - all funds go the L’eau Est La Vie Camp and its projects, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
The L’eau Est La Vie Camp is a continuation of our fight in Standing Rock, and furthermore a continuation of the centuries old fight to protect sacred stolen territory. The Camp centers the voices of indigenous, black, femme, and two spirit organizers. The camp fought in the bayous of Louisiana, Chata Houma Chittimacha Atakapa-Ishak territory, to stop constriction of Energy Transfer Partner’s Bayou Bridge Pipeline - the tail end of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The camps sustained resistance campaign delayed the completion of the Pipeline over a year. In addition to costing ETP upwards of a billion dollars, the L’eau Est La Vie Camps galvanized the fight for climate justice in the Gulf South and serves as an amazing example of how effective a small group of committed activists with powerful leadership can be.
You can donate directly to support the tour at:
Paypal: riselouisiana@gmail.com
Venmo:@LELV
Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/LELVC
For more information about the L’eau Est La Vie Camp: lelvcamp.org
For inquiries, media requests or if you’d like to help support the tour: leauestlaviecamp@gmail.com
After a successful run at the CONIFA World Football Cup last summer, Cascadia is finally bringing it home! This will be the first ever CONIFA event in the western hemisphere. We welcome Darfur United, representing the Darfur region of Sudan, to Cascadia. This will be an exciting match! Be here for history!
In true NW style, we create our festival together and are seeking diverse participation from our region and beyond. Three days of camping with music, art, workshops, performances & artisan vending at the beautiful Masonic Family Campgrounds in Granite Falls Washington! One hour NE of Seattle.
The annual Cascadia Convergence is a space for Cascadians to come together to share, learn, connect, and celebrate, and the rest is up to you! What do you have to share with your fellow Cascadians, how can we build a stronger, more just bioregion together? Why is learning about bioregionalism important? How can we best connect with each other and our beautiful space on this planet? What are the best ways to celebrate our love of Cascadia?
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots; the spark that ignited a global upraising for LGBTQI+ rights that continues today. This special year, the Department of Bioregion’s Seattle PRIDE Parade contingent will commemorate the activists and leaders of that storied event: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera.
Join us as we celebrate the longest day of the year in Cascadia at the annual Freemont Solstice Parade and Naked Bike Ride. This year we will be focusing around a riding contingent painted in the Cascadian colors, and cycling as a block of blue white and green!
This orientation is a shortened version of our weekend training. It will cover the basics of the Department of Bioregion, our theory of change, and what it means to be a Diplomat. After the orientation, each diplomat will be invited to join our Thursday parties (remotely or in person), and we reach one on one for additional on boarding.
The Cascadia Football Federation is delighted to announce that they have arranged their first ever international friendly on the 26th May against the Chagos Islands. The game will take place in the U.K. at Beckenham Town FC who we would like to thank for their cooperation in creating this fixture.
What we’ve got:
Potluck picnic with a hot grill provided
Flag making station with craft supplies and poles
Sewing assistant - bring your own fabric and we’ll help you get a hand made flag put together
Fire Pit for evening songs and stories
DJ for movin’ and groovin’
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