The Indians of the Medicine Creek Treaty, their Coast Salish neighbors and all Indians living in our region experience respect, honor and support for their way of life.
We walk a path of learning and living to address the historic marginalization and ongoing inequities experienced by our Coast Salish neighbors, and we share the responsibility to care for this place, their homelands, where we mutually abide.
Following and supporting the sovereignty rights of the original, free and independent Nations and Peoples takes time and a willingness to question our own perceptions - sometimes born of an upbringing in the colonial practices of these United States. We respectfully listen and learn directly from Native voices in person, by visiting area Tribes, and from regional and national sources.
The 2026 Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch. The Protocol welcomings, surrounded by gratitude were again shared with traditional song with dances echoing from centuries ago.
It was eleven years ago in October of 2025 that Bernie Steckler led the a group of about a dozen UUs who met to become more involved in cultural exchanges, an effort led also by Native neighbors on whose ancestral lands many more non-native people now reside.
Ten Years ago, Hanford McCloud, skipper/leader of the Nisqually Canoe Family invited LRR to get involved. The 2016 Paddle to Nisqually was where many volunteers met one another through our informal group focused on education.
Other gatherings feature native led presentations, auxiliary meetings and visits to Tribal sites aimed at addressing the historic marginalization and ongoing inequities faced by our Coast Salish neighbors. Learning Right Relations has become an action group that meets monthly and is involved year-round in activities that support the above the vision and statement of purpose.
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