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Join Us For LovingKindness Meditation
NEW evening session on Wednesday nights
And morning sessions on the rest of the weekdays!
The Nakani Native Program presents weekday Loving Kindness Meditation sessions for health and stress relief, open to anyone but especially aimed at Native Americans and front-line health care
workers.
You are invited to attend any weekday morning EXCEPT on Wednesdays 8:30-9:15 AM Pacific Time via Zoom.
On Wednesdays attend the evening session from 8 PM to 8:45 PM Pacific Time.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81773366595
All ages and experience levels are invited.
Attend any or all sessions.
These sessions will reduce stress while bolstering your immunity and mental functioning. You will experience an immediate positive change in your body and mind during and after the sessions! This will be especially helpful for frontline workers. We will pay special attention to Indigenous/Native American world views.
Who?
Meditation teacher Vishaka Smith, Ph.D. will guide you through gentle stretching and non-sectarian meditations. Vishaka has been teaching meditation since 2012.
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'Red Road to DC' Project: Protect Sacred Lands from Resource Extraction
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. -- A group of artisans from Lummi Nation is carrying a 25-foot carved totem pole from Washington state to Washington, D.C., and making its last stop in Mackinaw City on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The group, the House of Tears Carvers, is raising awareness about the need to prot...
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Native canoes arrive in Edmonds to prepare for two-week Healing Water Paddle journey
Sunday afternoon’s arrival of two Native American canoes at the Edmonds Waterfront Center set the stage for what will be a traditional two-week paddle journey through northern Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands for the 60-member-strong Blue Heron Canoe Family. The event was led by Blue Heron Can...
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Cowlitz Indian Tribe Federal Designation Protect Historical Sites tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-indian-tribe-receives-federal-designation-to-protect-historical-sites/article_d15c1226-3acc-52ce-9caf-0f1e4220ad47.html
Cowlitz Indian Tribe receives federal designation to protect historical sites
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe, which has historically faced land and cultural degradation, has more control to protect ancestral areas thanks to a new federal designation.
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Note the shape of the boat's sides....
These new tour boats share the history of the bay and its Indigenous people
Owner Kyle Griffith, an enrolled member of the Chinook Indian Nation, said the tour is a tangible representation of tribes coming together.
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www.opb.org/article/2021/06/27/hot-salmon-heat-wave-brings-concern-over-river-water-temperatures/
Hot salmon: Heat wave brings concern over river-water temperatures
Warmer waters can spell bad news for salmon, especially if the temperatures stay warm for long periods of time.
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U.S. Supreme Court dismisses last legal appeal for Washington state coal export proposal
Proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals project was last of seven Pacific Northwest coal terminals proposed since 2010.
Nakani Native Program updated their status.
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been
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www.cbc.ca/news/politics/indigenous-traditional-names-passport-1.6064850
Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names on their passports and other ID | CBC News
The federal government says that Indigenous people can now apply to reclaim their traditional names on passports and other government identification.
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‘Our ancestors wouldn’t appear if we weren’t doing things in a good way’ — Cory Cliffe
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