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Thu, 08/20/2015 - 12:00am
Interview with Lummi Master Carver and treaty rights activist Jewell James
Each of the past two years, Lummi Nation tribal members have carved and transported totem poles thousands of miles to raise public awareness and strengthen opposition to the export of fossil fuels from the west coast of the United States and Canada.
Starting this Friday, the Lummi House of Tears Carvers, led by Master Carver Jewell James, will embark on their third journey with a new totem pole, which will be a gift to the Northern Cheyenne of Montana.
Working in close association with other tribal governments, environmental organizations and the faith-based community, these efforts have helped shape the public debate and understanding of what is at risk with the proposed fossil fuel export facilities and their transport by rail, ship and pipelines.
Starting off in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday and Saturday, the pole’s journey will take it to Longview, Washington on Sunday for an event and ceremony at St. Stephens Episcopal Church at 6 p.m.
It will arrive in Portland on Monday for a blessing ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 Southeast Sixteenth Avenue.
The caravan will then stop in Hood River on Tuesday, August 25 at the Riverside community Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
KBOO’s Paul Roland spoke with Lummi Master Carver Jewell James.
http://totempolejourney.com/
Starting this Friday, the Lummi House of Tears Carvers, led by Master Carver Jewell James, will embark on their third journey with a new totem pole, which will be a gift to the Northern Cheyenne of Montana.
Working in close association with other tribal governments, environmental organizations and the faith-based community, these efforts have helped shape the public debate and understanding of what is at risk with the proposed fossil fuel export facilities and their transport by rail, ship and pipelines.
Starting off in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday and Saturday, the pole’s journey will take it to Longview, Washington on Sunday for an event and ceremony at St. Stephens Episcopal Church at 6 p.m.
It will arrive in Portland on Monday for a blessing ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 Southeast Sixteenth Avenue.
The caravan will then stop in Hood River on Tuesday, August 25 at the Riverside community Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
KBOO’s Paul Roland spoke with Lummi Master Carver Jewell James.
http://totempolejourney.com/
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