BY REBECCA BOWE Trump’s Forest Service wants to log the Tongass, a key weapon in fighting climate change. JUL. 29, 2019. WANDA CULP LIVES in one of the most important woodlands in the world. Here, old-growth trees of the Tongass National Forest still stand tall along the coastline and islands of … [Read more...]
Coalition Outraged Over Nebraska Supreme Court Decision and Committed to Fight KXL
(August 23, 2019) Lincoln, NE - Early Friday morning, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued a decision denying the landowners’ appeal and upholding the Nebraska Public Service Commissions decision on the in-state route of Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska. The appeal was struck down after a year of work … [Read more...]
Backbone Awards Dinner: Celebrating Heroes & Solutions, September 28th, Seattle
Get your ticket today to an incredible evening - Backbone Awards presented to US Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for their courageous leadership, as well as awards to 3 relentless activists fighting for the orca, the immigrant children, and for a just future. … [Read more...]
2019 Salish Sea Shared Waters Forum
Thu, November 14, 2019 • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel & Conference Center 714 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229 In 2018, Washington State passed the Strengthening Oil Spill Transportation Act (E2SSB 6269) requiring the Department of Ecology (Ecology) … [Read more...]
Chief Seattle Days
Sorry folks, I missed this, but there is still time! Check more info on the Susquamish Tribe's page. … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Weakens Endangered Species Act Amid Global Extinction Crisis
“I know that gutting the Endangered Species Act sounds like plan from a cartoon villain, not the work of the president of the United States,” Healey said during a call with reporters. “But unfortunately that’s what we’re dealing with today.” The goal of the overhaul is clear: to “undercut the … [Read more...]
Three southern resident orcas missing, presumed dead
Please take a few minutes of your time and write letters to the editor of the Seattle Times and your community newspapers. Let them know that you are a UU standing up for the 7th Principle and the qwe lhol mechen and behind the Tribes and Nations of the Salish Sea! August 7, 2019, By Lynda V. … [Read more...]
Lummi Members to sue Seaquarium to bring captive orca home EVENT
July 27th, 11:00 am, Lummi Nation Reservation … [Read more...]
“Boats on the Water” SAVE THE DATE!
Blaine Marine Park, Blaine, WA. Please save the date and include this as the concluding event for the other events being planned for Climate Action Week and the Season of Creation at the end of September. "BOATS . . . " is a gathering, led by the Tribes/Nations of the Pacific Northwest, to call … [Read more...]
Liberation for Sk’aliCh’et–tenaut – Lummi Nation
Press conference at an inter-tribal gathering announcing the intention to sue Seaquarium and its parent companies to secure the repatriation of Tokitae. More Info: Kurt Russo 360 312 2292 Lummi Nation and www.sacredsea.org Until Lolita is Home is a grassroots movement that advocates for the … [Read more...]
Penn Cove Orca Capture Commemoration
The day will also include a waterside ceremony, a program including Howard Garrett and Susan Berta of Orca Network, and news from the Lummi Nation on new actions being taken for Tokitae. 49 years ago over 100 Southern Resident orcas were herded into Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, WA. Seven of … [Read more...]
Indigenous nation in Washington State seeks meeting with feds on Trans Mountain
The Canadian Press Published Sunday, July 21, 2019 1:41PM PDT VANCOUVER - The Lummi Nation in northwest Washington state is requesting a meeting with Canadian officials regarding the environmental impacts of industrial projects on the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British … [Read more...]
Northwest tribes land at Alki during annual canoe journey
By Brian Contreras, Seattle Times July 18, 2019 “The canoes are coming!” a young girl cried from the crowd of onlookers. “They’re right there!” The 20-odd canoes approached Alki Beach just before noon Thursday as part of the “Paddle to Lummi” — or Sqweshenet Tse Schelangen (“honoring our way … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: 2019 Canoe Journey lands at Jamestown Beach
By Keith Thorpe, Peninsula Daily News, July 17, 2019 The 2019 Canoe Journey Paddle to Lummi saw canoes arrive at Jamestown Beach on Tuesday, territory of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Canoes from Western Washington, Hawaii and Canada’s Vancouver Island took part in Tuesday’s landing. Read … [Read more...]
Seafair Indian Days Powwow
United Indians’ Seafair Indian Days Powwow is held annually on the third weekend in July, in conjunction with Seattle Seafair, at our Powwow Grounds adjacent to the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. This year, we will honor our Two-Spirit family and friends through our theme, Love is Sacred. … [Read more...]
Southern resident killer whales last seen in poor health now missing
Two southern resident killer whales last seen in deteriorating health are now missing from their family groups. Researchers with the Centre for Whale Research spotted J pod and K pod in Haro Strait over the weekend, but two orcas, J17 and K25, weren't with their families. The centre hasn't … [Read more...]
A Tulalip Perspective: Understanding Treaty Rights in today’s landscape
A disruption of the food chain is currently occurring in the Pacific Northwest as sea level rise, pollution and ocean acidification are causing an alarming decrease in the salmon and orca populations. Climate change is not only affecting the Salish waters, but also threatening tribal ancestral lands … [Read more...]
We are caging Indigenous people
Indian Country Today by Mark Trahant The Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security reviewed five Border Patrol facilities and two ports of entry in Texas and “observed serious overcrowding and prolonged detention of unaccompanied alien children, families, and single adults that … [Read more...]
Seven ways tribes are repairing the Salish Sea and Washington waterways
Indian Country Today by Richard Walker Tribal nations in Washington state are facing environmental challenges ranging from protecting wildlife habitats and waterways to protecting the livelihood of Washington state residents from toxic chemicals that have been released into the environment and … [Read more...]
Reclaiming Power and Place: National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Executive Summary of the Final Report (Canada). The truths shared in these National Inquiry hearings tell the story – or, more accurately, thousands of stories – of acts of genocide against First Nations, Inuit and Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. This violence amounts to a … [Read more...]
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