Tia Night Eagle's Page

Sorry it was important to get the living history's unedited out into the world so more could be apart... I am sure there will be those who will put something together as they see it... my view is that life is not edited and history is in the eye of those who witness and not spoon fed for some underlying agenda.... and all the human family have the right to make an informed judgement...

'And so it is that a cultural ressurgence has and is transpiring on the Suquamish Reservation this week. 20 years ago Emmett Oliver had a vision and it became "The Paddle to Seattle," from Suquamish to Golden Gardens in celebration of the Seattle Centennial. On Sunday afternoon Emmett sat on the beach surrounded by family and friends of 18 canoe families as they gave honour with paddle's up to the elders who sang and welcomed them to shore, to rest and nourish their bodies for their last leg of… Continue

On Monday afternoon over 87 canoe's landed on the Suquamish shore greeted by thousand's. On Tuesday the opening ceremonies and protocol's of each canoe family began. There will be storytelling and many more cultural exchanges all week long and ending on Saturday....the agenda for this most wonderous event is posted on the Suquamish website...
I am honoured to have witnessed and most grateful for my Port Gamble and Suquamish families.......

We are standing here,
Our voices cry out

Hear our words,
Out of every shadowed alley

From prairies far away,
We come

Looking to our children,
To carry our feathers high

We throw the bottle down,
No poison in our guts

We cleared our minds,
And Great Spirit spoke to us

We move with intensity,
Our lodges will become one

Join us as we share this earth,
And heal the wounded hearts

Bring peace through the air,
As truth is told and memories change

We will right the wrongs,
Amends will live on… Continue