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Starting this week, the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation will transport a 24-foot totem pole from Washington State to Washington DC.1 This journey -- the Red Road to DC -- is an online and on-the-ground mobilization happening throughout the month connecting 20 Native-led struggles to protect sacred lands, waters, and wildlife from threats posed by climate change, dams, and extractive industries like oil, gas, and coal.
This summer we're partnering with the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation in a journey to protect sacred spaces through the Red Road to DC. As the totem pole travels, it will visit many sacred and cultural places to draw lines of connection -- honoring, uniting, and empowering communities working to protect all sacred places.

Today we face a great challenge… What's happening in the world is the result of a perspective that sees everything as a resource to be exploited. It's killing mother earth. It threatens life on the planet. People and animals are suffering... The totem pole journey is a project that makes visible the struggle for life. It brings awareness of the connectedness of the people to the earth and to history. It ties together communities who are living on the frontline of the environmental emergency. It makes the commonality of their suffering visible and strengthens the bonds of solidarity between them. -- Freddie Xwenang Lane (Lummi Nation)
The pole carries the spirit of the lands it visits and the power and prayers of communities along the way -- ultimately delivering these prayers, power, and demands to the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress in Washington DC, and culminating in an exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Are you ready to be part of the journey? Join here.
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nanapuzzler

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niccolino59

One word... Fabulous.

dhi

;-)

Isaly2

Thank you so much dhi for tagging me on this. I would so much love to be able to see this. Great information on it......

nanab

Thank you nanap, I do have her number and address.

dhi

@Isaly2

nanapuzzler

@nanab I can give you her address if you like in a private puzzle unless you already have it :))

nanab

I'm so pleased to hear such good news, thank you nanap!

nanapuzzler

I just talked to Jean!! She sounds great! I sent her a Get-Well card with my phone number on it. She said she is making steady progress on her stomach surgery and doing well with her no fiber diet. She still has her aide and visiting nurses still check on her daily. She said they wait on her (too much) hand and foot. Most of all, she wanted me to give her love and thanks to all of you here on jigidi*!*

dhi

@myself1935
Welcome back Jean, good to see you here.
Take it easy while you recover so there are no setbacks.

nanab

HI Jean, it is so nice to see you back, been very worried about you.

myself1935

Hi Nancy- Thank you for your notes- forgive me for not writing back- l go to doctors every day and l am still exhausted- l would love to speak with you but the phone # you sent does not work- please give me another one by mail-

nanapuzzler

You are so welcome @gogogo ! I am glad you stopped by!

gogogo

Thank you for this puzzle and for sharing the words from Sierra Club!

nanapuzzler

Thank you so much @karencubbison and @niccolino59 for stopping by and adding your well wishes to all of those that are traveling with this Totem*!*

niccolino59

My prayers go with them. May their journey be blessed. May ears & hearts be opened. May change be effected for the good of the earth & its people.

karencubbison

Thank you for the tag @nanapuzzler ! I truly hope the message is received by those who can affect the change we need to see. The love of money IS the root of all evil and to the detriment of all.
@eagleboi , what a great quote to share. Thank you!

dhi

I agree with everything you are saying @MaKai2, and particularly, "Civilized" is certainly an iffy concept.

nanapuzzler

Thank you so much for sharing my excitement about this journey!!
@scifi72 @dhi @MaKai2 You are so right! It is so sad that it has taken the white man and the world so long to see the damage we have done to Mother Earth.I pray it is not too late. This Journey is a positive step toward change and further awareness. I want the power and prayers to be FELT in D.C.

MaKai2

Thank you for sharing this, Nancy! I remember the Lummi Nation north of us, along Puget Sound and into the straits of Canada. The area is stunning with views of the San Juan Islands. Fantastic wild beaches. Feel sorry for them with all this horrible heat...it's been virtually cooking the clams and other shallow water sea life.

The NW totems are so beautiful and this journey is something I will follow. There have been a number of different tribal walks and horseback rides across the country over the years but I think this is the first I've seen where an actual sacred Totem makes the journey.

Thank you for the message from John Lame Deer, @eagleboi - I grew up hearing how indigenous people didn't use the land so it was up for grabs. I couldn't understand how letting the land Live was a bad thing. It was the indigenous connection to the land and respectful "use" of it that kept it pristine and providing for everyone. Didn't take much time for Europeans to mess it up...as we're all experiencing this very day. "Civilized" is certainly an iffy concept.

WhiskersNFeathers

Driving up the Blue Ridge, that is the word literally, breathtaking!
I tried to avoid anger and pain together... but gives me pleasure when those capable do something.

dhi

Yes, the cultures have been diametrically opposed in their cultures and values. Perhaps, it is now going to shift.

scifi72

In the lines above is a great truth - "What's happening in the world is the result of a perspective that sees everything as a resource to be exploited." In the eyes of Native Americans it would be as a pack of ravenous wolves set loose to roam and take relentlessly. But no, wolves do not this. Men do. In lands conquered by Western Civilization they is all they saw - life, waters, forests, lands to be exploited since they were not being "used" by the NA's for enrichment. Also there were no titles to land. "Land is owned; not shared or to be cared for!" they said. How much poorer is the earth and mankind for our greed?

nanapuzzler

You will love it. Ryan and I went to Cherokee, NC and enjoyed the museum and food etc. We also drove a little ways on the Blue Ridge Parkway...breathtakingly beautiful***

WhiskersNFeathers

@nanapuzzler DC sounds so far away. I am afraid the traveling days are over for me. When we are ready to travel within NC, I want to visit the reservation here and spend a couple days in a cabin at the mountains... I am holding that dream really tight. Mila

nanapuzzler

@dhi I agree. It has been a long time coming!

@eagleboi Thank you for coming by and thank you so much for the words of John (fire) Lame Deer! I had not heard that quote before.

@oynot Thank you for your comment on my Sierra Club news.

@PutterDutt I so agree with you Ellen and hope is good.

@nanab I'm glad you enjoyed this. I am learning so much I didn't know.

nanab

Thank you nanap, I enjoyed learning about this endeavor to promote awareness.

PutterDutt

This totem pole and its mission are powerful, and hopeful.

Eagleboi.............all I can say is, WOW!

oynot

Interesting read from the Sierra Club. Thank you for the tag nanapuzzler :-)

eagleboi

@Isaly Thank you for the tag.
@scifi72

dhi

What an accurate speech elucidation how things were/are.

eagleboi

This has been a long time coming and is welcome by all people of human spirit that is still living, God bless you and be with you in this endeavor.

In the words of John (Fire) Lame Deer, Sioux Lakota (1903-1976)

"Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men,
we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents.
Without a prison, there can be no delinquents.
We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves.
When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket,
he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.
We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property.
We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being
was not determined by his wealth.
We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians,
therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.
We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and I don't know
how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things
that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society."

- John (Fire) Lame Deer, Sioux Lakota (1903-1976)

dhi

Thank you for this lovely puzzle and the information. It carries great energy.

nanapuzzler

Thank you pasta and brightie for liking my puzzle! Hugs to you both****
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brightspark

This is exquisite and very precious xx thx for the info - so interesting xx hugs my friend ♥♥♥

pasta

Awesome. :)

nanapuzzler

I was amazed when the Sierra club emailed this to me. If you google The Red Road to DC you should get all the info and a GREAT map of all the stops they are making on the way. There will be live feeds on the way.
@Isaly2 Thank you for the suggestion
@beeld You are so welcome. I know how much you love Christy's puzzles.
@WhiskersNFeathers I believe they are leaving the Totem Pole in DC. Maybe you could see it there.

WhiskersNFeathers

Excellent! In my bucket list (though running out of time) to visit the landmark of a NA totem. Thank you nanapuzzler! Mila

beeld

RESPECT!! Thank you so mutch for tagging me.

Isaly2

@eagleboi

Isaly2

Awesome picture and very interesting information. So glad you posted this....

nanapuzzler

@oynot @Donnajames @kmccarell @sillychick @karencubbison

nanapuzzler

@dhi @Isaly2 @MaKai2 @robf @naturelovingfarmer @PutterDutt @Surreal_Heidi @Jaynine @nanab @beeld @Birgit73 @scifi72

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