A Talking Circle on Protecting the Life of the Salish Sea

· Reflection

We had a great visit and Talking Circle, last Sunday, at the Salish Sea Foundation in Bellingham, with Elder Sister Jane, regarding our collective concerns over the growing threats to the Life of the Salish Sea. Thank you, Tonska Freddie Xwenang Lane and brother, Douglas Tolchin and the Salish Sea Foundation for hosting this wonderful visit. I look forward to the wonderful film that is now being created from the event, funded by the Salish Sea Foundation.

Four people stand together on a blue cloth between Salish Sea Marine Sanctuary banners, one showing a map of the Salish Sea and one a 'We the People' proclamation.

A large group of Indigenous elders, adults and a child gather in front of a Salish Sea map, several holding stuffed animals including an orca and a chimpanzee.

An elder in a yellow ribbon shirt, a white-haired woman holding a stuffed chimpanzee, and a man holding a stuffed orca stand between Salish Sea Marine Sanctuary banners.