Canoes on Highways of Ancestors Arrive at Lummi Nation

Suquamish Canoe Family in solidarity with Mauna Kea Protectors — at Tribal Canoe Journeys.

Canoes on Highways of Ancestors Arrive at Lummi Nation
Photos by Zoltan Grossman

Photos by Zoltan Grossman
Published with permission
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Many dozens of canoes from around the Pacific Northwest Coast and Salish Sea arrived Wednesday at the Lummi Nation, near Bellingham Washington, in the Tribal Canoe Journey, an annual event celebrating the cultural revitalization (especially for youth) of "traveling the highways of the ancestors." Some of the canoes traveled 400 miles over three weeks.

The skippers and other crew asked permission to come ashore and then hoisted the canoes to walk ashore. (Also see my album of videos.) There will now be five days of Protocol (open to the public), as each tribal canoe family presents songs and dances from their homeland. I'll post photos of Protocol soon. #PaddleToLummi2019 -- Zoltan Grossman

Tlingit-Haida canoes from Alaska — at Tribal Canoe Journeys.

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(Map above) The Lummi Nation is about in the middle of the Salish Sea. Canoes came from the south (Puget Sound and Washington Pacific Coast), and the north (Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, and the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island). The U.S.-Canada border is irrelevant, and doesn't even appear of this official Paddle to Lummi map. -- Zoltan Grossman

Photos copyright Zoltan Grossman
Thank you for those on the Canoe Journey and thanks to Zoltan for sharing with Censored News 

Mohawk Nation News 'Indian 'Blood Money' for Canada's Day School Crimes'

INDIAN “BLOOD MONEY” FOR CANADA’S DAY SCHOOL CRIMES

Posted on July 26, 2019

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MNN. July 26, 2019. Some “objectors/victims” of Canada’s crimes against native children in Indian Day Schools will not accept “blood money” from the proposed court ordered settlement from the guilty genociders/Canada. Gowling WLG, are the lawyers for both Canada and the native students!!! Gowling wants to pocket $55 million from  Canada, The native victims are getting $10,000 each, maybe.

Read at Mohawk Nation News

http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2019/07/26/indian-blood-money-for-canadas-day-school-crimes/

Red Screen Film Festival in Flagstaff July 24 -- 28, 2019

A Tribute to Jake

Warrior Women

Blood Memory

Red Screen Film Festival Celebrates Visionary Native Films and Filmmakers 

By Brenda Norrell

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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona -- The Red Screen Film Festival honors the memory of photographer Jake Hoyungowa and includes outstanding Indigenous films, this week in Flagstaff cinemas.
"Flagstaff filmmaker and photogapher Jake Hoyungowa passed away in May 2019. From Munqapi, Arizona, and of Navajo and Hopi decent, much of Hoyungowa's video and photographic works focused on Indigenous rights and life on Dinétah (Diné Land-Nation) and Hopitutskwa (Hopi Land-Nation).

Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation Travels to Toronto for Climate and Human Rights

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INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S DIVESTMENT DELEGATION AND ALLIES DEMAND GLOBAL BANKS ACT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CLIMATE

2018 Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation members outside of the White House. Photo Credit: WECAN International/Teena Pugliese

On July 30th, a fifth Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation and allies led by 'Divest, Invest, Protect' and the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International will travel to Toronto, Canada to meet with the Equator Principles Association or 'EP Banks' as they facilitate an external consultation process in regards to revising the Equator Principles (EP). The revision of the EP is critical for holding financial institutions accountable for their investments. The Delegation will advocate to strengthen the EP and demand that banks stop financing activities that commit Indigenous and human rights abuses and further harm the global climate.