Join us during the long holiday weekend in honoring Indigenous People. Come learn about Coast Salish Traditions, enjoy frybread and Indian tacos made by Ginger James, and spend the day in community. Saturday, October 12th, 4:00-6:00 PM at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
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Save the Date! Join Lopez Island Latinx leaders for the 3rd annual Day of the Dead Celebration! Come learn about and share in the rich traditions of Day of the Dead. Dress like Katrina and compete for a prize, create a personal altar, purchase traditional foods and artifacts, and so much more! It will be
Lopez Indigenous Celebration 2024 was a beautiful intercultural collaboration and an inspiring opportunity to recognize and celebrate the history, culture, and present-day leadership of the Coast Salish tribes. Tribal members from more than 15 sovereign nations came to Lopez Island to share culture, environmental stewardship, history, and delicious food. This year’s celebration coincided with the
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There is a lot going on this weekend and into the following week! Indigenous Celebration Day on Saturday the 13th and then three days of youth workshops with the Blue Heron Canoe Family! Come learn, explore and celebrate! Community Drop-in Day Sunday, July 14 Odlin Park 1pm – 5pm – Games, crafting, nature walks 6pm to
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Join us in a community ceremony to honor the life and leadership of Tokitae. Tokitae, (1964/1967 – August 18, 2023) was a captive female orca whale from the southern resident orca community. She had been in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium in the United States since September 24, 1970. Come listen to and learn from
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Join Lopez Island Latinx leaders for the 2nd annual Day of the Dead Celebration! Come learn about and share in the rich traditions of Day of the Dead. Dress like Katrina and compete for a prize, create a personal altar, purchase traditional foods and artifacts, and so much more! It will be a fun filled
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Join us for this beautiful opportunity to be serenaded by Peter Ali, Native American Flautist, for FREE. Saturday, May 6th, from 5:00-6:00PM at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
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Register your kids today for this amazing opportunity! Youth will learn to carve and play their very own indigenous flute with Peter Ali, Native American Flautist. Workshop will be open to youth, 10 years and older and will be held indoors at the Lopez Island Center for Community and the Arts. Then, stick around for
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LIFRC’s Mentoring is honored to be one of seventeen programs chosen by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for its inaugural Outdoor Learning Grants. LIFRC’s project, Youth Outdoor Learning Opportunities: Salish Sea (YOLO: Salish Sea), is a dynamic collaboration which incorporates experiential learning that aligns with classroom instruction and indigenous ecological knowledge/innovation to
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