Youth speakers lead this Mother Earth Day celebration in Bellingham
More than 200 people joined Children of the Setting Sun Productions at their Mother Earth Day celebration Friday, April 22, at Maritime Heritage Park in Bellingham.
The event included cultural performances and prayers led by the West Shore Canoe Family and Eugene “Xiquelum” Harry of the Malahata First Nation.
The celebration centered around a line-up of youth speakers: Diné (Navajo) and Cheyenne model, advocate and public health worker Naiyahnikai Gorman; Whiteswan Environmental co-founder Sadie Olsen and intern Joseph Hillaire Jr.; Swinomish advocate Anna Cook and environmentalists London Fletcher, Tide Carpenter and Carly Lloyd.
A resource fair followed with booths from the Whatcom Museum, Whiteswan Environmental, the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association and other local organizations.
The Children of the Setting Sun Productions is a multimedia arts company specializing in Coast Salish storytelling. Rooted in Lummi tradition, the company is working on “The Salmon People Project,” a multifaceted three-year effort aimed at helping Tribes reverse the devastating impact of salmon loss.
This story was originally published April 23, 2022 at 10:25 AM.
