The
Honoring Pole, at Shanksville, PA
| For more information about the
Healing Poles please contact
Kurt Russo at 1-800-670-6252 or via email at frkvalues@aol.com. |
- The
Healing Pole September 2002
- The
Honoring
Pole September 2003
- The Liberty
& Freedom Poles September
2004
The
Liberty and Freedom Poles
Completing the Circle
In July of 2004, the creation of the Liberty and Freedom poles was begun. On September 1st, the expedition with the completed poles departed Lummi.
The Liberty and Freedom Totem Poles will be received at the Pentagon on September 19, 2004 and will remain for public viewing at the Pentagon until September 23. On the morning of September 23 they will be taken to the Historic Congressional Cemetery for an afternoon ceremony. They will remain at the site until the fall of 2005 when they will be incorporated into the design of the 9-11 Pentagon Memorial Grove on Kingman Island. In addition to the event on September 23 the public is invited to come to view the totem poles during the afternoon of Saturday, September 25. [See the related site of interest www.congressionalcemetery.org
Completing the Circle
Over the past
two
years, in 2002 and 2003, the
Lummi Nation, working with other tribes and intertribal organizations,
delivered totem poles to help the American Nation heal from the events
of September 11, 2001. The 2002 Healing Pole and the 2003
Honoring Pole commemorated the tragic events of that day in New York
City and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
In
October of 2003, the Lummi Nation began planning for the third, and
final, totem pole to be delivered to the third crash site of September
11, 2001: the Pentagon. The ability to undertake this
journey was due in large part to the help from two people:
Barbara Skudlarick of the National Air Disaster Alliance and
Foundation, and Mr. Abraham Scott, a member of the Pentagon Memorial
Committee who lost his wife, Janice, in the attack on the
Pentagon. Our prayers and blessings go to each of them, their
families, and their loved ones.
In July of 2004, the creation of the Liberty and Freedom poles was begun. On September 1st, the expedition with the completed poles departed Lummi.
The Liberty and Freedom Totem Poles will be received at the Pentagon on September 19, 2004 and will remain for public viewing at the Pentagon until September 23. On the morning of September 23 they will be taken to the Historic Congressional Cemetery for an afternoon ceremony. They will remain at the site until the fall of 2005 when they will be incorporated into the design of the 9-11 Pentagon Memorial Grove on Kingman Island. In addition to the event on September 23 the public is invited to come to view the totem poles during the afternoon of Saturday, September 25. [See the related site of interest www.congressionalcemetery.org
2004 Trip Itinerary
| Location |
Arrive |
Distance to City | Date of Event | Depart | Event Being Planned By |
| Semiahmah
(WA) |
September 1 | September 1 | Lummi
|
||
| Chemawa
Indian School (OR) |
September
1 |
400 miles | September
2 |
September 2 | Chemawa School |
| Sacramento
(CA) |
September
2 |
625
|
September 3 | ||
| San
Diego (CA) |
September
3-4 |
155 |
September
4 |
September
5 |
Viejas Tribe |
| Salt
River Tribe (AZ) |
September
5 |
350 |
September
6 |
September
6 |
Salt River Pima Maricopa Tribe |
| Window
Rock (AZ) |
September
6 |
327 |
September
7-8 |
September
9 |
Navajo Nation |
| Albuquerque
(NM) |
September
9 |
138 |
September 10 | ||
| Tahlequah
(OK) |
September
10 |
727 |
September
11 |
September
12 |
Cherokee Nation |
| Nashville
(TENN) |
September
12 |
600 |
September 13 | ||
| Eastern
Cherokee (NC) |
September
13 |
350 |
September
15 |
September
16 |
Cherokee Nation |
| Gettysburg
(PA) |
September
16 |
554 |
September 17 | ||
| Washington,
DC |
September
18 |
259 |
September
19 (DC event) |
September
22 |
Pentagon |
CURRENT
LOCATION OF THE
EXPEDITION