Sacred Salmon Campaign

“Our bodies are made of the elements of the Earth.  Its air gives us breath and its water restores us and gives us new life.” —Laudate Si’ 2

—Laudate Si’ 2

UPCOMING EVENTS

Seven Sisters Campaign –
Return of the Matriarchy

Campaign schedule and information here.

This national campaign, led by Se’Si’Le, centers Indigenous women leaders and their allies responding to the intersecting crises of biodiversity loss, climate disruption, and environmental injustice. Grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, their leadership calls us into deeper relational responsibility, long-term stewardship, and care for future generations. 

As people of faith, we are called to stand alongside Indigenous communities—to honor their wisdom, support ecosystem restoration, and work toward right relationship with all of Creation.  

Upcoming Seattle campaign event:

Seven Sisters, October 16, 2026
Woodland Park Zoo (PACCAR Auditorium)
750 N. 50th Street, Seattle
6:00pm-8:00pm

PAST EVENTS:

Seven Sisters, Journeying into the Ancestral Future, June 27th, 2026
St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle – second stop of the Return of the Matriarchy campaign, with the inspirational voices of Indigenous Women: Fiorella De La O., Chenoa Egawa, Cyaltsa Finkbonner, Robin Lovelace, Alyssa Macy, Raynell Morris, Kayeloni Scott and with witnesses Anna Johnson (North America Director, Laudato ‘Si Movement) and Linda Mapes (journalist, nature writer and Seattle based author).

SACRED SALMON TOWN HALL – SPRING 2024
Over 150 folks gathered at Seattle University for the culminating event of the Northwest Ignatian Advocacy Summit. High school and college students led a town hall with staff members from Representative Pramila Jayapal and Kim Schrier’s offices, sharing why salmon recovery, dam removal, and tribal rights are important and vital for our community.

Sacred Salmon Town Hall, Ignatian Advocacy Summit, Seattle WA

Sacred Salmon Town Hall for Gonzaga Prep with Julian Matthews of
Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment, Spokane WA

PALOUSE TRIBAL GATHERING AND CANOE HEALING JOURNEY – SPRING 2024
IPJC staff attended a Palouse Tribe gathering on April 19 at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, commemorating the painful history of their community being stripped of its land through eminent domain laws when Ice Bridge Harbor Dam was built, flooding sacred sites and burial grounds. Connected to this gathering, a few weeks later, the community gathered for a multi-day healing canoe journey down part of the Snake River. Both events featured powerful truth telling, planting native species to heal the land and each of us, and were a great source of relationship and trust building. Our team has been honored to witness such beautiful and important moments, and we are grateful for the ongoing partnership grounding all of our Sacred Salmon work.

Right Relations – A Matter of Spirit Summer 2024 – Read it here!

Sacred Salmon – A Matter of Spirit Fall 2023 – Read it here!

ALL OUR RELATIONS CAMPAIGN FALL 2023
Over two weeks, the art piece (pictured below) “All Our Relations,” created by Lummi tribal member Cyaltsa Finkbonner, traveled to seven different places in the Northwest in order to depict what a free-flowing river might look like and the interconnected world we inhabit together. Centered around storytelling and prayer, the community learned about the cultural significance of salmon to the Salish Seas People and how salmon is integral to the livelihood and health of the entire Pacific Northwest.

All Our Relations, Olympia, WA event, Photo by MeganCMack

Map at page top – 1841 Oregon Territory by U.S. Ex. Charles Wilkes Esqr. Commander