Washington, DC
Washington DC
The House of Tears Carvers and our partners cordially invite you to our final blessing ceremony in Washington, D.C. on on July 29th and 30th. After thousands of miles traveled and dozens of events across the country on the #RedRoadtoDC Totem Pole Journey, we come to the final stop in the nation’s capital to draw … Read Update
Michigan
Mackinaw City
Join us for the final Red Road to DC totem pole journey event in advance of our arrival in DC. This event is hosted by the Bay Mills Indian Community and is dedicated to the protection of sacred sites and the waters of the Straits of Mackinac — threatened by the proposed Enbridge Line 5 … Read Update
Online @ 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 8pm ET
Save the Confluence: Safeguarding the Little Colorado River
The confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers in the Grand Canyon has been a place of deep cultural significance since time immemorial for 11 associated tribes (Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kaibab Band of Paiute, Las Vegas Band of Paiute, Moapa Band of Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, The … Read Update
Minnesota
White Earth
The House of Tears Carvers, Honor the Earth and our partners cordially invite you to our return to Northern Minnesota for our blessing ceremony on July 25th as we continue our journey with a 25-ft, 5000 pound totem pole to draw attention to sacred sites and Indigenous rights and join the work being led locally … Read Update
North Dakota
Standing Rock
The House of Tears Carvers and our partners cordially invite you to our return to Standing Rock and our blessing ceremony on July 24th as we continue our journey to draw attention and action to sacred sites and Indigenous rights. This event is open to the public, you may RSVP to join us in-person on … Read Update
South Dakota
Missouri River
The House of Tears Carvers and our partners cordially invite you to our blessing ceremony for the Missouri River on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, as we continue our journey to draw attention and action to sacred sites and Indigenous rights. This event is open to the public, you may RSVP to join us in-person on … Read Update
South Dakota
Black Hills
The House of Tears Carvers and our partners cordially invite you to our blessing ceremony in the Black Hills on Wednesday, July 21st, 2021, as we continue our journey to draw attention and action to sacred sites and Indigenous rights. This event is not open to the public. please contact our host committee if you … Read Update
New Mexico
Chaco Canyon
The House of Tears Carvers cordially invite you to our blessing ceremony in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico on Sunday, July 18th, 2021, as we continue our journey to draw attention and action to sacred sites and Indigenous rights. This event is open to the public and you may RSVP to join us on facebook here. … Read Update
Utah
Bears Ears
The House of Tears Carvers and our partners cordially invite you to our blessing ceremony as we return to Bears Ears in Utah on Saturday, July 17th, 2021, as we continue our journey to draw attention and action to sacred sites and Indigenous rights. This event is open to the public and you may RSVP … Read Update
Washington/Idaho
Snake River Blessing Ceremony
The House of Tears Carvers and Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment held a blessing ceremony at Chief Timothy Park and the Snake River Dams, on Thursday, July 15th, 2021. Below please find a short 3 minute video capturing the spirit of the event as well as a recording of the entire 2-hour event. We have a … Read Update
Washington
Salish Sea
The House of Tears Carvers cordially invite you to our visit and blessing ceremony at the Semiahmoo Sacred Site on Tuesday, July 13th as we continue our journey to draw attention and action to sacred places and Indigenous rights. You can RSVP on facebook to join us at this event in-person. Livestream availability will be … Read Update
Online
Protect Thacker Pass
We, the members of People of Red Mountain or in Paiute, Atsa Koodakuh wyh Nuwu and our allies, demand that the Department of the Interior rescind the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Project Final Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision, and Plan of Operations. Lithium Nevada Corp. – a subsidiary of the Canadian corporation Lithium Americas … Read Update
Online
Our Last Refuge: The Fight to Protect Badger-Two Medicine
The Badger-Two Medicine is the sacred homeland of the Blackfeet Nation. It is home to their creation story, and has been a place of refuge and healing for 10,000 years. After declaring the Badger-Two Medicine as “Sacred Ground” in the early 1970s, the Blackfeet Nation has fiercely opposed industrial development within the area. This virtual … Read Update
Online
From Gwichyaa Zhee to Bears Ears: Solidarity Against Extraction
From the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Bears Ears National Monument, sacred Indigenous lands across the country are in the sightlines of oil companies, whose relentless pursuit of new oil and gas reserves endanger the traditions, ways of life, and religious practices of local communities. This virtual journey event will begin with a screening of … Read Update
Online
Salmon People: Indigenous Resistance and Resilience in Alaska
Since time immemorial, the salmon have been sacred to the identities, traditions, and cultural lifeways of Alaska Native peoples. Today, both the salmon and the people that steward them are imperiled by the toxic effects of mineral extraction and industrial logging, and impacted communities are fighting back. This virtual journey event will bring together Native elders, grassroots organizers, and fishers who are mobilizing against the proposed Pebble Mine at Bristol Bay, the open-pit Donlin Gold Mine in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and clearcutting in the Tongass Rainforest, the largest national forest in the US. Speakers will include Joel Jackson (Organized Village of Kake), Alannah Hurley (United Tribes of Bristol Bay), Ruth Miller (Native Movement), and Gloria Simeon (Mother Kuskokwim River and No Donlin Gold).
