The Lummi Healing Poles

Press Releases and Media Links
Please note, these external links were verified as posted, but continuity can not be guaranteed

» U.S. Forest Service (August 26, 2004)

Media Invited to Send-Off Ceremony for 9-11 Liberty and Freedom Totem Poles

» Native Times (8/27/2004)

9/11 memorial totem poles heading to DC Created by Lummi Tribe to honor victims

» Bellingham Herald (8/30/2004)

Totems bound for Pentagon shown to public
The pole was on display for a short time outside Bellingham City Hall Sunday afternoon. The carvers leave Wednesday on a cross-country journey to deliver two poles to the Pentagon where they will stand as a permanent memorial to those killed there in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

» Skagit Valley Herald (4/08/2004)

Timber for Totem By JAMES GELUSO
Baker River cedar begins journey east
For 800 years, a western red cedar tree has stood in the forest near the Baker River, reaching a height of 200 feet and diameter of 11 feet. On Wednesday, it was time for that tree to fall, as loggers brought it crashing to earth. But the end of the tree's life is just the beginning of its journey.

» The Oregonian (Friday, September 03, 2004)

Healing Gifts to Nation by KARA BRIGGS
SALEM - Chris G. Rock reached a hand into the deep cut of the totem's eagle wing. The 17-year-old from Browning, Mont., ran his finger along the old-growth cedar grain in the pole, on display Thursday at Chemawa Indian School. "I have never been up close to something like this before," the student said....

» Bellingham Herald (Thursday September 2nd, 2004)

Totems a Tribute to Terror Victims by KARI SHAW
9/11 memorial begins cross-country trek; ABOUT THE POLES
BLAINE - More than a hundred people from Whatcom County and a half-dozen Indian nations blessed a trio of totem poles bound for a memorial in Washington, D.C., on the beach here Wednesday.... {includes photo of miniature model}

» Statesman Journal, Salem Oregon (September 3, 2004)

Chemawa students send off totem poles by TARA MCLAIN
Lummi Indian Nation carvers gather blessings for victims of terrorism
Lummi Indians so revered the ancient cedar that they prayed for permission before having it felled, ending the tree's life. Now, a new life has begun for the cedar as a pair of totem poles bearing innumerable prayers for victims of terrorism....

» Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Monday, September 6, 2004)

EDITORIAL BOARD
A spirit for healing
In the Northwest, totem poles have always expressed the people's spirit. As the tragic Sept. 11 anniversary approaches, totems are on their way across the country to express America's spirit. It is the third time that the Lummi Nation has put its heart, tradition and skills into helping America heal from the terrorist attacks of three years ago....

» National Congress of American Indians (9/19/2004)

NCAI Event Spotlight : Lummi Indian Tribe Liberty & Freedom Totem Pole Ceremony
Pentagon South Parking Lot. The Pentagon will ceremoniously accept and temporarily display the "Liberty & Freedom" totem poles dedicated to the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon and current and veteran members of the U.S. military....

Links to related sites of interest

» www.greenspacesfordc.org

» www.planesafe.org (National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation)

» www.rosecity.net (Trail of Tears)

» www.congressionalcemetery.org

» www.therollingmemorial.com

» www.leeandassociatesinc.com (Landscapers for the permanent Pentagon Memorial)