April 28th, 2021, 12:00PM / BY Marianne Graff
Darkfeather Ancheta, Eckos Chartraw-Ancheta, and Bibiana Ancheta, Tulalip, Washington. Darkfeather, is pictured with her sister Bibiana and nephew Eckos at the edge of Tulalip Bay. They are wearing traditional regalia prepared for their annual Canoe Journey. Every year, upwards of 100 U.S. tribes, Canadian First Nations and New Zealand canoe families will make “The Journey” by pulling their canoes to a host destination Tribe. Canoe families pull for weeks, and upon landing participate in several days and nights of “protocol”, a celebration sharing traditional knowledge, ancestral songs, and sacred dances. Photo by Matika Wilbur for Project 562. Courtesy of the Artist.
VANCOUVER A group of climate action demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion Vancouver blocked traffic at a busy downtown intersection for several hours Saturday, before Vancouver police moved in and made three arrests. The protest started at noon with a series of speeches at the Vancouver Art Gallery, with speakers saying elected officials are not doing enough to combat climate change. The climate crisis poses an existential threat to humanity and to countless non-human species on this planet,” said protester Kiara Grant. The group laid out several demands it would like to see government act on, including the extremely ambitious goal of achieving carbon-neutrality by 2025, and the creation of a citizen’s assembly on climate to take the issue out of the hands of elected officials.