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Indigenous Peoples’ Day — Smoke Signals: Messages from Mother Earth

Name: Indigenous Peoples’ Day — Smoke Signals: Messages from Mother Earth
Start: 2023-10-09T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-10-09T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Wex’liem

October 9, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

Join us in celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day as we learn from and honor the enduring leadership of Indigenous people near and far in caring for our resilient Earth.

October 9, 2023

5:00pm – 8:00pm

Wex’liem Community Building

2100 Blackhawk Way, Bellingham, WA

We will enjoy a delicious salmon dinner to begin our time together. Blackhawk Singers will provide powerful song and dance. And we are honored to have Evan Adams — Coast Salish physician and star of Smoke Signals — as our keynote speaker.

This event is sponsored by the Community Consortium for Cultural Recognition. Many thanks to the partner organizations who contributed to this celebration!

Bellingham Public Schools

Bellingham Technical College

Children of the Setting Sun Productions

City of Bellingham, Washington – Government

Northwest Indian College

PeaceHealth

Swinomish Education Department

Western Washington University

Whatcom Community College

All are welcome to join this celebration!

NOTE: The Wex’liem Building is fully accessible. For additional accommodations (including interpretation and translation services), please contact info@settingsunproductions.org in advance of the event.

Details

Date:: October 9, 2023
Time:: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Event Category:: Community

Venue

: Wex’liem
: Blackhawk Way
Bellingham, 98226 United States + Google Map