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What: All Our Relations Snake River Campaign Procession in Olympia, WA
When: September 23rd, 1 to 4:30 pm
Where: United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
This two-week Indigenous-led campaign is bringing regional and national attention to the urgent need to recover Snake River salmon and uphold the federal government’s legally-binding commitments to Northwest Tribal Nations.
For millennia, salmon and the Snake and Columbia Rivers they call home sustained Indigenous peoples and cultures throughout the Northwest.
Today, salmon returns are dismal and many Northwest Tribal Nations are calling on the federal government to uphold their commitments and restore abundant salmon.
Show your support and join the All Our Relations Snake River Campaign in Olympia, WA on Sept. 23!
Agenda:
- 12:45 pm - Dog Butte Round Drum
- 1:00 pm - Welcome (AC Churchill, Director, Earth Ministry)
- 1:05 pm - Invocation and Opening Remarks (JoDe Goudy, Yakama Nation and Vice-Chair of Se’Si’Le)
- 1:15 pm - Snake River Dams Overview (Joseph Bogaard, Save Our Wild Salmon)
- 1:25 pm - Call to Action (Matt Dollinger, Sierra Club)
- 1:35 pm - Spirit of the Procession (AC Churchill)
- 1:45 pm - Smudging Ceremony: House of Tears Carvers (Lummi Nation)
- 2:05 pm - Procession to the Capitol Steps
- 2:30 pm - Keynotes on the Capitol Steps (JoDe Goudy, Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, and more!)
- 3:00 pm - Commentaries on the Vision for All Our Relations - A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner (Lummi Nation Artist), Anna Johnson (Sr. Program Mgr. North America, Laudio Si Movement), Rein Attemann (Washington Conservation Action)
- 3:30 pm - Call to Action (Matt Dollinger, Sierra Club)
- 3:40 pm - Closing Smudging Ceremony: House of Tears Carvers, Cyaltsa Finkbonner, and Anna Johnson
- Dog Butte Round Drum
- 4:00 pm - Meet-and-Greet with the Artists and Presenters
The march to the Capitol is a vigil. Faith leaders are encouraged to wear regalia. Please do not display signs until the vigil has reached the Capitol steps.
Reach out to Rev. AC Churchill, ac@earthministry.org, with any questions!
Learn more about the All Our Relations Snake River Campaign here.