
Indigenous people are trekking across the US with a 25-foot totem pole. Here's why
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Their goal during the journey from Washington state to Washington, DC: To protect sacred sites from the existential threats of the climate crisis and extractive industries -- and to ensure tribal nations have a seat at the table when decisions affecting them are made.
The group of artisans from the Lummi Nation, one of the original inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest, has for decades hauled its masterful works of art around the country to unite communities around issues of local and national concern. This year, they're taking a 25-foot, 5,000-pound totem pole all the way to the nation's capital.
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