An evening of immersive visuals, music, and storytelling!

Water is life, and the waters that surround us every day need our attention, respect, and protection. This special gathering will center Indigenous perspectives on water protection and offer pathways for connection, healing, and responsibility in this time of environmental crisis. Through story and sound, Chenoa will share ancestral wisdom and a heartfelt call to action to protect the sacred waters of the Salish Sea on the weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day. Join us to be captivated through song, visual storytelling, and teachings that inspire action. All are welcome—come with open hearts and leave ready to stand up for the waters that sustain us all.

Register here: https://sanjuans.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/sanjuans/event.jsp?event=2515

About Chenoa 

Chenoa Egawa is Lummi and S’Klallam. Her grandparents were multilingual, speaking several Coast Salish languages of neighboring tribes in addition to Lummi, S’Klallam, and English. They were carriers of the profound ways of life of the First Peoples, as caretakers of our Mother Earth, through their interrelationship with their homelands and waterways, as well as through their stories, songs, prayers, and ways of life.

Chenoa is dedicated to upholding and amplifying the wisdom of her elders and ancestors, sharing teachings about our interconnectedness, our responsibilities to this sacred life, to one another, and to the Natural world. She is a ceremonial leader, medicine carrier, singer, speaker, published author (The Whale Child and Tani’s Search for the Heart), artist, and nature photographer. She is also a Senior Level Qigong Instructor through the Ling Gui (Spiritual Turtle) International Healing Qigong School.

We are grateful for Chenoa’s presence on the island, sharing knowledge through this public gathering and school visits at Friday Harbor Elementary School, Friday Harbor High School, and Spring Street International School.