Protect the Sacred Indigenous peoples are facing similar issues on both sides of the Canada-US border which artificially divides them. There is growing awareness and cooperation in the effort to protest the Salish Sea, and defend all of their land and waters. Pipeline projects like Kinder Morgan threaten oil spills in the waters all along the Pacific coast, and contribute to the expansion of the tar sands in northern Alberta which is also endangering the water and health of Indigenous peoples. This summer, an historic Totem Pole Journey is taking place to strengthen these bonds of solidarity and to raise awareness. The 2014 Lummi-to-Alberta Totem Pole Journey will host departure Blessing Ceremonies on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at the Lummi Tribal Center beginning around 9:30am. Honouring Our Shared Responsibility: the Land, the Waters and the Peoples, this Totem Pole Journey will cover over 6,000 miles, visiting local and tribal communities from Lakota country to the Salish Sea, Vancouver Island to the tar sands in northern Alberta, Canada where the Totem Pole will be raised in the sacred territories of the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation. 2014 Totem Pole Itinerary Aug-17 • Lummi Nation WA Aug-21-22 • Yankton Sioux SD Aug-25 • Billings MT Aug-26 • Spokane WA (St. Johns Cathedral) Aug-27 • Yakama Nation Aug-28 • Olympia WA Aug-29 • Seattle WA (St. Marks Cathedral) Aug-31 • Victoria BC (Vancouver Island, Canada) Aug 31 • Vancouver BC Nighthawk Festival, Crab Park, 12-7pm, All welcome! Sept-1 • Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Ceremony and Brunch Banquet, 11-2pm Sept-3 • Sto:lo First Nation Sept-4 • Calgary, Alberta Sept-5 • Edmonton, Alberta Sept-6 • Beaver Lake Cree (Final Destination) These events are FREE and Open to the Public.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 07:01:27 +0000