ANNOUNCING A FORTHCOMING BOOK FROM SE’SI’LE WITH BRAIDED RIVER
In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations
Conversations about Indigenous WAys of knowing and being in nature
As told by Kurt Russo, Foreword by Jay Julius W’tot’Lhem, Illustrations by Fiorella De La O
The vision of In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations is to draw on ancestral knowledge to further empower and inspire Indigenous-led environmental campaigns with non-Indigenous allies and partners to the benefit of Mother Earth and all her relations down to the seventh generation. Published by Se’Si’Le, with Braided River. Se’Si’Le is an Indigenous led, Bellingham-based, non-profit who works to protect Indigenous areas, resources, and sacred sites.
Given the relentless and urgent environmental crisis, it is increasingly important to envision a way forward for all our relations and future generations. To ensure establishing equal, respectful, and productive conversations and solutions between Tribes and other partners, an Indigenous-led approach has emerged.
This book, In The Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations, was written to promote dialogue with Indigenous Peoples, increase understandings, build relationships and momentum, and inspire action to support, protect, and restore our region’s imperiled lands, waters, and lifeways. The book was inspirited by an Indigenous gathering, where those present spoke from the heart and the mind to the idea of what it means to be in right and respectful relations.
In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations is split into seven sections under the overarching theme of right and respectful relations with: the Reader, the Creation, History & the Law, Nature, Empathy & Identity, Honor, Technology Desired. Outcomes include identifying cultural affinities between participating Indigenous Peoples; establishing Indigenous-led, place-based caretaking knowledge, providing a strategic foundation for future collaboration, and sharing the indigenous ancestral knowledge and their narratives.
About KURT RUSSO
KURT RUSSO
About KURT RUSSO
Kurt Russo worked for the Lummi Nation from 1978-2020 in the area of sacred sites and treaty rights. He now serves as the Executive Director of Se’Si’Le.
JAY JULIUS
About JAY JULIUS
These chronicles are grounded in a Foreword by Jay Julius W'tot Lhem (Lummi), a fisherman, father, and former Chair of the Lummi Nation. Jay Julius is the Founder and President of Se’Si’Le.
