Talking Circle with Elder Sister Jane for the Salish Sea

· Reflection

We had a great visit and Talking Circle, last Sunday, October 11, 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.

Three elders seated before a painted folding screen: a man in a red patterned sweater, a man in a yellow ribbon shirt, and a white-haired woman speaking.

A circle of people seated around a Northwest Coast design blanket on the floor, with maps of the Salish Sea on the yellow wall behind them.

Participants seated in a row listening attentively, one in a woven cedar hat in the foreground, maps of the Salish Sea region on the wall.

Side view of the circle, with a man in a white shirt in the foreground and others in traditional regalia and blankets listening to a white-haired woman.

People seated in a row against a yellow wall hung with regional maps, facing a Northwest Coast design blanket with ceremonial items on it.