On behalf of Se’Si’Le, NWAAE and Save Our wild Salmon invite you to stand with Indigenous leaders and Tribal communities across the Northwest in support of a Snake River journey and the Indigenous-led movement to restore salmon by removing the Snake River dams.

This important journey comes at a critical time for the Snake River, endangered salmon and orcas, and the region's Tribal communities.

The 2023 All Our Relations Journey, Snake River Campaign will travel through Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to inspire and build community, and to press the Biden Administration and our region's members of Congress to protect salmon from extinction and restore them to abundance. 

Native peoples in the Northwest have depended on their relationship with salmon since time immemorial. To protect the salmon from extinction and uphold our nation's promises to Tribal communities, we must urgently replace the services of the four lower Snake River dams and restore a free-flowing river.

You can view the date, time, and locations below.

Or, you can view the PDF flyer for details:

A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner Steel Sculpture

Each stop of the campaign features an 8-foot in diameter steel sculpture, hand crafted for the journey by Lummi Nation member A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner. 

Cyaltsa collaborated with Master Carver Jewell James on design and concept to create a piece that celebrates the sacred connections of 'All Our Relations’. The sculpture’s design incorporates buffalo, bear, eagle and orca at the foundation of the piece.  Salmon and Prayer Warrior feathers stand 4 and 5 ½  feet tall around a ceremonial smudge bowl at the center. Wind and water represent connections that support the elements of the sculpture.

“This sculpture has a lot to say,” muses Cyaltsa, “we are all prayer warriors full of hope for a better future for all of the dependents of the rivers, land, air and sea.” At each location, Jewell James, Cyaltsa Finkbonner (or Indigenous leaders of the lands on which we will gather) will use the sculptural vessel for a smudge ceremony in honor of “All Our Relations.” 

“I am so honored for the opportunity to work with Jewell, my respected elder. With his vision of the structure and the freedom to design the art within, this collaboration has made something so unique.”  –A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner

Please support the 2023 All Our Relations Snake River Journey by attending the following events and sharing with your friends and family: 

Please register today to attend one or more of these events. Click here to add your support for treaty rights and the health of the Salish Sea bio-region.

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