On behalf of Se’Si’Le, we invite you to stand with Indigenous leaders and Tribal communities across the Northwest in support of a Snake River journey and the Indigenous-led movement to restore salmon by removing the Snake River dams. This important journey comes at a critical time for the Snake River, endangered salmon and orcas, and the region's Tribal communities.
The 2023 All Our Relations Journey, Snake River Campaign will travel through Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to inspire and build community, and to press the Biden Administration and our region's members of Congress to protect salmon from extinction and restore them to abundance. Native peoples in the Northwest have depended on their relationship with salmon since time immemorial. To protect the salmon from extinction and uphold our nation's promises to Tribal communities, we must urgently replace the services of the four lower Snake River dams and restore a free-flowing river.
As Chairman Shannon Wheeler of the Nez Perce Tribe explains: “Time is running out to protect our sacred salmon. This is a crisis that threatens our way of life, and it is a violation of our treaty rights. The federal government is failing to uphold the promises made to our ancestors when we ceded our lands.”
Events will feature an 8-foot in diameter hand-crafted steel sculpture created for the journey by Lummi Nation members A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner and Master Carver Jewell James that represents a vision of 'All Our Relations.'
Please support the 2023 All Our Relations Snake River Journey by attending the following events and sharing with your friends and family:
Olympia, WA
Date: Saturday, September 23
Time: 1:00-4:30 pm
Where: United Churches of Olympia with a Procession to Capitol steps
Contact: Rev. AC Churchill, ac@earthministry.org
Register Here
Portland, OR
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Ecotrust Building, Billy Frank Jr. Conference Room
Contact: Abby Dalke, abby@wildsalmon.org
Register Here
Pasco, WA
Date: Tuesday, September 26
Time: 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Sacajawea Historical State Park
Contact: Ione Jones, ione_jones@givingvoice.org
Register Here
Spokane, WA
Date: Wednesday, September 27
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Contact: William Rutt, wrutt@ipjc.org
Register Here
Lewiston, ID
Dates: Friday, September 29 & Saturday, September 30
Time: Evening gathering on Sept. 29 & 8:30 am - 2:00 pm on Sept. 30
Where: Hells Gate State Park
Contact: Julian Matthews, protectingnimiipuu@gmail.com
Register Here
Seattle, WA
Date: Sunday, October 1
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Town Hall Seattle
Contact: Matt Dollinger, matthew.dollinger@sierraclub.org
Register Here
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