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05/22/2023

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill the week of May 7 that helps support the effort to create and install the statue of Nisqually activist and statesman Billy Frank Jr. in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. With Willie Frank III in Washington, D.C. advocating for salmon just as his father did, relatives Hanford McCloud, Nisqually governmental liaison and weaver and Nisqually 7th Council Leighanna Scott witnessed the signing. Additionally, Arts Washington representative Michael Sweney, the agency helping facilitate the project, and McCloud's son, Aiden and friends witnessed the moment.
The legislation enabling the project was signed by Inslee at Nisqually in 2021. Haiying Wu, the first Chinese - American to have a statue in Statuary Hall, is the artist and the project is tentatively planned for installation in early 2025.

01/21/2023

Representatives from the Nisqually Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe and Puyallup Tribe of Indians gathered Friday to plant a seedling on the Nisqually reservation.

The seedling is descended from the "Treaty Tree," which for more than a century stood at the spot where tribal representatives signed the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854.

"This is monumental ... something that's embedded in each and every one of us," said Puyallup Tribal Council member Fred Dillon.

Nisqually Tribal Council member Antonette Squally (right), who helped organize the gathering, said the tribal council, Washington State Historical Society and Holly Tree Farms helped the tribe acquire the seedlings—a key link to the past and symbol of the tribe's continued dedication to treaty rights.

Seedlings were given to the Puyallup and Squaxin Island tribes to plant, and another will be given to the Muckleshoot Tribe, which also reserves rights under the Treaty of Medicine Creek.

12/19/2022

April 12th, 2022 marks the much anticipated release date for the award winning feature documentary film Women Of The White Buffalo.

After a four year journey which began in 2018, Women Of The White Buffalo was finally available for the world to see. This film is a poignant and powerful documentary that gives us a first hand glimpse into the lives of modern day Native American women living on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations in South Dakota.

This award winning film couldn't be more timely and if you haven’t already, we urge all of you to watch the film and join the conversation so as to spread its important message.

As they say in Lakota, Mitákuye Oyás'in, “We are all related.”

If you haven't already, please head to our website to watch our documentary!

https://womenofthewhitebuffalo.com/home/

Please note: The film is available in the US on Google Play, VUDU, Amazon and Apple TV. In Canada, Latin American & the Caribbean, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa & the Middle East, the film is only available on Apple TV/iTunes.

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A special THANK YOU to the following people, this film could not have been possible without their talent, understanding and dedication throughout the journey of making the film over the past 4 years.

FILMMAKERS:
Director, Producer & Writer: Deborah Anderson
Producer & Cinematographer: Kumiko Hayashi
Director of Photography/Cinematographer: Miguel Rama Torres
Producers: Charles Barsamian Adam Schomer
Co-Producer/Writer: Charlotte Chatton
​​Executive Producer - Lekha Singh

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Lekha Singh
Angus Mitchell
Eve Ensler
Julian Lennon
The Edge
Tamara Mellon
Ian McNeel
Christopher Stone
Keely Shaye Brosnan
Alice Bamford
Victoria Flaherty-Smith
Gabriela Villacorta

FEATURED STORIES
Carol Iron Rope-Herrera
Tatanka SkaWìn Swiftbird
Sharon Fool Bull
Delacina Chief Eagle
Julie Dine Richards
SunRose IronShell
Vandee Khalsa-Swiftbird
Marie Brush Breaker
Naomi Last Horse
Bryan Deans

Poster photo of Carol Iron Rope-Herrera shot by Deborah Anderson

12/19/2022

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12/14/2022

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07/22/2022

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03/21/2022

Oftentimes, people don't realize is that our spaces for healing are never alone, but, with family and community in mind. Women are seen as leaders and also caretakers. In my community, it is matriarchal, where women are respected and essential to its core. Join us as we talk about what it means to lead in the modern world of work, with family and community in mind.