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From sacred lands to D.C., this Lummi totem pole carries a message with it

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Click here or the image below for the story from KUOW on May 19th, 2021.

Lummi Nation lead carver Jewell James works on the final details of a nearly 25-foot totem pole to be gifted to the Biden administration, Monday, April 12, 2021, on the Lummi Reservation, near Bellingham. The pole, carved from a 400-year old red cedar, will make a journey from the reservation past sacred Indigenous sites, before arriving in Washington, D.C. Organizers said that the totem pole is a reminder to leaders to honor the rights of Indigenous people and their sacred sites. Credit: (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

WE GIVE THANKS TO A GROWING NUMBER OF PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THE JOURNEY.

THE JOURNEY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS.

  • Chorus Foundation
  • Compton Foundation
  • Ceres Fund
  • David Rockefeller Fund
  • Hewlett Foundation
  • Invoking The Pause
  • Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
  • Solutions Project
  • Vadon Foundation
  • Wilburforce Foundation
  • Sierra Club
  • The Wilderness Society
  • American Rivers
  • Grand Canyon Trust
  • Rainforest Action Network
  • Water Foundation
  • NDN Collective
  • Global Green Grant Fund
  • Western Conservation Fund
  • Native American Rights Fund