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Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Journey at Odlin
May 18, 2023
By Lopez Island Historical Society & Museum
The Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Journey returning to Lopez Island on Sunday, May 21st!
You are invited! Please join us to welcome tribal canoes to Lopez Island this Sunday, May 21, 2023 from 2:30 to 8:00pm. Events will be at Odlin Park and Lopez Community Center for the Arts.
Donations help cover costs of the Lopez event can be made here: https://gofund.me/7da6d7b2
Event Schedule:
Canoe Landing Ceremony at Odlin Park, 3 pm (be on the beach by 3)
Community Potluck, 5 pm, at Lopez Community Center, followed by Ceremony, Story-Telling and Cultural Exchange.
For the potluck, Please bring a yummy food item to share and your own dishes.
Canoes will leave mid-morning on Monday, (5/22) to paddle through the islands, traveling ancestral highways to end at Lummi Nation for potlach, celebration and solidarity over the weekend of 5/26-28.
From Sel ka dub/Freddie Lane, Lummi, organizer:
"We are so honored to be hosting the 3rd Annual Esqalph etse Kwelengsen, 'Gathering of the Eagles.' a mini-canoe journey, potlach and strategy sessions with the Alliance of Earth, Sky & Water Protectors, May 21-29.
"It is with the Spirit of healing, hope, honor, happiness, and hospitality, that we are able to continue this work together.
Thank you. Hyshqe Si'am e ne schaleche Si'am,
Sel ka dub
For information about the week long event:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/348680987204571
Donations help cover costs of the Lopez event can be made here: https://gofund.me/7da6d7b2
Event Schedule:
Canoe Landing Ceremony at Odlin Park, 3 pm (be on the beach by 3)
Community Potluck, 5 pm, at Lopez Community Center, followed by Ceremony, Story-Telling and Cultural Exchange.
For the potluck, Please bring a yummy food item to share and your own dishes.
Canoes will leave mid-morning on Monday, (5/22) to paddle through the islands, traveling ancestral highways to end at Lummi Nation for potlach, celebration and solidarity over the weekend of 5/26-28.
From Sel ka dub/Freddie Lane, Lummi, organizer:
"We are so honored to be hosting the 3rd Annual Esqalph etse Kwelengsen, 'Gathering of the Eagles.' a mini-canoe journey, potlach and strategy sessions with the Alliance of Earth, Sky & Water Protectors, May 21-29.
"It is with the Spirit of healing, hope, honor, happiness, and hospitality, that we are able to continue this work together.
Thank you. Hyshqe Si'am e ne schaleche Si'am,
Sel ka dub
For information about the week long event:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/348680987204571
