BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797515532 DTSTART:20250426T140000Z DTEND:20250426T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797517581 DTSTART:20250427T140000Z DTEND:20250427T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797518606 DTSTART:20250428T140000Z DTEND:20250428T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797520655 DTSTART:20250429T140000Z DTEND:20250429T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797522704 DTSTART:20250430T140000Z DTEND:20250430T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797523729 DTSTART:20250501T140000Z DTEND:20250501T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797525778 DTSTART:20250502T140000Z DTEND:20250502T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797527827 DTSTART:20250503T140000Z DTEND:20250503T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797528852 DTSTART:20250504T140000Z DTEND:20250504T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797530901 DTSTART:20250505T140000Z DTEND:20250505T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797532950 DTSTART:20250506T140000Z DTEND:20250506T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797533975 DTSTART:20250507T140000Z DTEND:20250507T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797536024 DTSTART:20250508T140000Z DTEND:20250508T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797538073 DTSTART:20250509T140000Z DTEND:20250509T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797540122 DTSTART:20250510T140000Z DTEND:20250510T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797542171 DTSTART:20250511T140000Z DTEND:20250511T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797543196 DTSTART:20250512T140000Z DTEND:20250512T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797545245 DTSTART:20250513T140000Z DTEND:20250513T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797546270 DTSTART:20250514T140000Z DTEND:20250514T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152533Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797548319 DTSTART:20250515T140000Z DTEND:20250515T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797550368 DTSTART:20250516T140000Z DTEND:20250516T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797551393 DTSTART:20250517T140000Z DTEND:20250517T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797553442 DTSTART:20250518T140000Z DTEND:20250518T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797555491 DTSTART:20250519T140000Z DTEND:20250519T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797557540 DTSTART:20250520T140000Z DTEND:20250520T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797559589 DTSTART:20250521T140000Z DTEND:20250521T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797561638 DTSTART:20250522T140000Z DTEND:20250522T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797563687 DTSTART:20250523T140000Z DTEND:20250523T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797565736 DTSTART:20250524T140000Z DTEND:20250524T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797567785 DTSTART:20250525T140000Z DTEND:20250525T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797569834 DTSTART:20250526T140000Z DTEND:20250526T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797571883 DTSTART:20250527T140000Z DTEND:20250527T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797572908 DTSTART:20250528T140000Z DTEND:20250528T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797574957 DTSTART:20250529T140000Z DTEND:20250529T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797577006 DTSTART:20250530T140000Z DTEND:20250530T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797579055 DTSTART:20250531T140000Z DTEND:20250531T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797581104 DTSTART:20250601T140000Z DTEND:20250601T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797583153 DTSTART:20250602T140000Z DTEND:20250602T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797584178 DTSTART:20250603T140000Z DTEND:20250603T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797586227 DTSTART:20250604T140000Z DTEND:20250604T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797588276 DTSTART:20250605T140000Z DTEND:20250605T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797589301 DTSTART:20250606T140000Z DTEND:20250606T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797591350 DTSTART:20250607T140000Z DTEND:20250607T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797593399 DTSTART:20250608T140000Z DTEND:20250608T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797594424 DTSTART:20250609T140000Z DTEND:20250609T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797596473 DTSTART:20250610T140000Z DTEND:20250610T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797597498 DTSTART:20250611T140000Z DTEND:20250611T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797599547 DTSTART:20250612T140000Z DTEND:20250612T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797601596 DTSTART:20250613T140000Z DTEND:20250613T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797602621 DTSTART:20250614T140000Z DTEND:20250614T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797604670 DTSTART:20250615T140000Z DTEND:20250615T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797606719 DTSTART:20250616T140000Z DTEND:20250616T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797607744 DTSTART:20250617T140000Z DTEND:20250617T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797609793 DTSTART:20250618T140000Z DTEND:20250618T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797611842 DTSTART:20250619T140000Z DTEND:20250619T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797612867 DTSTART:20250620T140000Z DTEND:20250620T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797614916 DTSTART:20250621T140000Z DTEND:20250621T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797615941 DTSTART:20250622T140000Z DTEND:20250622T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797617990 DTSTART:20250623T140000Z DTEND:20250623T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797620039 DTSTART:20250624T140000Z DTEND:20250624T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797622088 DTSTART:20250625T140000Z DTEND:20250625T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797624137 DTSTART:20250626T140000Z DTEND:20250626T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T152534Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_49286797626186 DTSTART:20250627T140000Z DTEND:20250627T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements \n\nSaturday and Sunday\, April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM\n\nOversight of protecting the eart h’s natural resources and expansive habitats and ecosystems are taken se riously by Indigenous communities throughout the world. Their efforts are focused on the well-being of their homelands through conservation and sust ainable management of the elements of nature: air\, fire\, water\, and ear th. Learn how Native innovators and practitioners are using Indigenous kno wledge to steward and sustain the environment. Free\, Saturday and Sunday\ , April 26–27\, 10 AM–5 PM.\n***Schedule and programs subject to chang e. Additional program timing to be confirmed.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE\n\n11 AM ET \, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People : Preserving a Way of LifeScha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserv ing a Way of Life (USA\, 2024\, 60 min.) is inspired by the late Chexanexw h Larry Kinley\, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. Directors: Darrell Hillaire (Lummi Nation) and Bet h Basa Pielert. \n\n2 PM ET\, Rasmuson Theater\, Level 1\n\nFILM| Resident OrcaResident Orca (Canada\, 2024\, 97 min.) tells the shocking true story of a captive whale’s fight for survival and freedom. Directors: Sarah S harkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Executive Producers: Squil-le-he-le Rayn ell Morris (Lummi)\, Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley (Lummi)\, James Costa\, Lynne K irby\, Sarah Sharkey Pearce\, Simon Schneider\, Romney Grant\, Melissa Gau cher. \n\nPotomac Atrium\, Level 1\n\n10 AM–5 PM\n\nVisitors can meet wi th speakers at informational tables in the Potomac Atrium throughout the f estival. *Timing of individual talks to be confirmed.\n\nTALK | Safeguardi ng Our WatersLearn how cultural leaders are working in and out of their co mmunities to safeguard the water we all share.Raynell Morris\, enrolled me mber and matriarch of the Lummi nation\, will share her community work to safeguard the waters surrounding Lummi lands.Raven Morris (Lummi) is an ar tist\, canoe builder\, cultural leader and conservationist in the Lummi co mmunity. She has worked to save orcas from captivity and to preserve the p ractice of salmon fishing among the Lummi. TALK | Burning Issues: Cultural Land Management and RegenerationIndigenous practices in fire management m ay be the key to future prevention of what are now known as “super fires .” Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok) leads a team of firefighters with the goal of rejuvenating Yurok land. She will discuss the importance of cultural land management and regeneration\, as well as the relationship between the lan d and Indigenous tribes of California. Basket weaver Dorothy Obie-Sylvia ( Yurok/Hupa/Karuk) joins Azzuz to discuss the importance of natural growth of plants which sustains the creation of traditional basketry of the Indig enous communities.TALK | Roots of Resistance: A Fight for the ForestLearn how ash basket weavers are using their art to raise awareness and preserve this long held tradition. Hailing from a prominent black ash weaving fami ly in the Great Lakes region\, Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians) continues a tradition passed down from a long line age of black ash basket weavers.Award-winning Onondaga basket artist Ronni -Leigh Goeman has been weaving baskets since she was a teenager\, under th e mentorship of Akwesasne Mohawk weaver\, Mae Big Tree.TALK | The Rise of the Buffalo NationMembers of the Intertribal Buffalo Council\, a collectio n of 80 tribes\, will discuss how the council has grown since its inceptio n through increased communication across tribal nations and the cascading effects on land\, nature\, and tribal communities due to the growth in buf falo herds.TALK | Preserving the Smithsonian Gardens’ Tree CollectionEri c Calhoun and Christine Price-Abelow\, horticulturists at Smithsonian Gard ens\, discuss how their teams care for the Tree Collection throughout the seasons and highlight some of the significant species in the collection.UR L: https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26serie sid%3D1833050\n\nPhoto credit: Crave GEO:38.886473;-77.021442 LOCATION:National Museum of the American Indian SUMMARY:Living Earth Festival: Protecting the Elements URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.baltimoremagazine.com/event/living-earth-festi val-protecting-the-elements END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR