Duwamish Longhouse press releases:

Saturday, Jan. 14, 6:00pm-7:00pm:

Remembering Medicine Songs of 
Chief Seattle’s Time with Johnny Moses. This is the closing program of the art gallery show “Duwamish Journey with Johnny Moses” which explores the traditional culture and spirituality of the Duwamish. The gallery will be open from 11:00am to 7:00pm.

The West Seattle Herald recently reported on Johnny Moses, here.

Johnny Moses, noted native NW Storyteller, recently introduced 2 new CD’s that preserve NW Salish Cultural for future generations. The CDs: “Samish Songs of the San Juan Islands” and “Snohomish Songs of Puget Sound” were produced by Greg Fields, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Johnny is a Tulalip Native American with a multi-tribal ancestry including the Nuu-chah-nulth, Saanich, Snohomish, Duwamish, and Chehamus peoples.

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Thursday, January 19th at 6:30 p.m.

Keeping the Earth Power Coming--Native Oral, Visual and Digital Storytelling for Social Justice

The Inclusion and Justice Committee of Antioch University’s PhD in Leadership and Change Program and Duwamish Longhouse will host an evening program that includes Native Oral, Visual and Digital Storytelling for Social Justice on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30 p.m. at the Duwamish Longhouse. The event is free and open to the public.

In 1983, Acoma writer Simon Ortiz edited a collection of short stories by Native writers titled Earth Power Coming (Navajo Community College Press). In the introduction he writes, “it is to make sure the voice keeps singing forth so that the earth power will not cease, and that the people remain fully aware of their social, economic, political, cultural and spiritual relationships and responsibilities to all things.” Almost four decades later, a group of Native individuals will sing forth their voices and share stories (orally, visually, and digitally) about social justice issues we face as indigenous peoples today. It is up to all of us to keep the earth power coming.

Featured presenters will include PhD in Leadership and Change students Brenda Manuelito (Navajo), Carmella Rodriguez and Nora Antoine (Lakota). The evening will also include special guests, Deb Guerrero (Tlingit, Snohomish and Cowlitz), co-founder of Turtle Women Rising, and Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha Band of Klallam Indians), Executive Director of South Wind Native Arts and Education Foundation, a small grassroots non-profit.

Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center
4750 W. Marginal Way S.W.
206.431.1582