Earth Healing

All of us come from Earth and to her we will return someday. Whether that is what we put in or on our bodies, how we interact with the natural world, or how we tend to the Earth we may have been given custody to care for, we must do this with sacred reciprocity. We owe it to our indigenous ancestors who lived in relationship with the land.

 

Many of us are no longer on our ancestral homelands, but it is important to also not only acknowledge but be in right relationship with the indigenous peoples of the lands we now occupy. I am on Coast Salish (Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Suquamish, Snoqualmie, and many others) territory and have been supporting local tribes at native art markets, pow-wows, and other community events and activities. Here are some suggestions for getting involved:

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Intellectual House at UW (events): https://www.washington.edu/omad/intellectual-house/

Duwamish Longhouse (native art market): https://www.duwamishtribe.org/visit-longhouse

First Nations at UW (hosts an annual pow-wow): https://sites.uw.edu/fnuw/

United Indians of All Tribes Daybreak Star (native art market and pow-wow): https://unitedindians.org/

Other information on local indigenous tribes: https://visitseattle.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/cultural-heritage/native-american/support-for-seattles-indigenous-community/