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UTILIZE INDIGENOUS ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MOTHER EARTH, INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS, AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

DURING THE 2023 TAX YEAR SE'SI'LE DESIGNED, ORGANIZED, COORDINATED, AND IMPLEMENTED A TWO-WEEK CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN TO BRING ATTENTION TO URGENT ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, AND MORE BROADLY, THE SALISH SEA. THE PROGRAM WAS COMMEMORATED IN 65-PAGE PHOTO DIARY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SE'SI'LE ALSO COMPLETED THROUGH A SERIES OF WORKSHOP SESSIONS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS THE BOOK EXPRESSIONS OF RIGHT AND RESPECTFUL RELATIONS. THIS BOOK, NOW IN A FINAL EDITING WITH THE MOUNTAINEERS/BRAIDED RIVER PRESS, PROVIDES IMPORTANT INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION FOR WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND THEIR UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD OF NATURE.WE ESTABLISHED A WORKING RELATIONSHIP FOR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CLIMATE ACTION WITH M.I.T. AND ITS DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT INCLUDED A THREE-YEAR BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION TO INAUGURATE THE FIRST SERIES OF EXCHANGES OVER THE SUBSEQUENT THREE-YEARS.WE COMPLETED THE DESIGN AND RECEIVED FUNDING FOR OUR VIRTUAL REALITY VIEWING STATIONS IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS. THESE STATIONS WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THROUGH VR THE ANCESTRAL LANDSCAPE AND ABORIGINAL LIFEWAY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE REGION.