Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Landing and Celebration
May 19, 2024
1:00pm
Spencer Spit State Park
Come down to the beach at Spencer Spit State Park by 1pm to celebrate the return of the canoes per protocol. Greet the paddlers and elders and lend a hand to help carry the canoes up the beach.
Later: Bring a potluck dish to the Community Center for the Community Potluck at 4:30pm. Protocol and Ceremony will follow at 6pm.
We're part of GiveLopez this year. We rely 100% on donations from the community to cover costs of food, gifts, etc. Please know that your contributions are appreciated.
You may donate at the events or via GiveLopez:
https://www.givelopez.org/giving-events/gl24
In the words of Sul ka dub (Freddie Lane, organizer)
"We are an indigenous led group from Lhaq'temish territory conducting a mini-canoe journey through our ancestral lands and waters. Esqalph etse Kwelengsen is led by Sul ka dub and the Alliance of Earth, Sky & Water Protectors. We are all about bridge building between communities, educating our neighbors and sharing & caring in the Spirit of the Potlatch that has now returned"
Later: Bring a potluck dish to the Community Center for the Community Potluck at 4:30pm. Protocol and Ceremony will follow at 6pm.
We're part of GiveLopez this year. We rely 100% on donations from the community to cover costs of food, gifts, etc. Please know that your contributions are appreciated.
You may donate at the events or via GiveLopez:
https://www.givelopez.org/giving-events/gl24
In the words of Sul ka dub (Freddie Lane, organizer)
"We are an indigenous led group from Lhaq'temish territory conducting a mini-canoe journey through our ancestral lands and waters. Esqalph etse Kwelengsen is led by Sul ka dub and the Alliance of Earth, Sky & Water Protectors. We are all about bridge building between communities, educating our neighbors and sharing & caring in the Spirit of the Potlatch that has now returned"
