Events

The 2021 version of Kwel’ Hoy was launched to conclude the Red Road to DC: a totem pole journey for the protection of sacred places under threat from dams, climate change, and resource extraction.

As record-breaking heat waves and floods ravage our continent, we join members of the Lummi Nation for a coast to coast expedition, transporting a 25-foot, hand-carved and painted totem pole from Washington State to Washington D.C., visiting many sacred and historic places under threat from dams, climate change, and resource extraction.

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019, canoes representing tribes from as far North as Canada and as far West as Hawaii will converge on San Francisco Bay for a paddle around Alcatraz Island to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz and stand in solidarity for the water, the land, the air, and future generations.

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, canoes representing tribes from up and down the West Coast and beyond will take to the waters of San Francisco Bay and circle Alcatraz Island to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz by the Red Power movement.

Organized as part of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) annual convention’s official programming, this bus tour will take participants upriver to witness the impact of industry on the environment of the Southern Louisiana region, as well as the historical transitions from plantations to refineries along the “Cancer Alley” corridor in the River Parishes.