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Native Americans gather on Alki Promenade to honor lost children - Westside Seattle

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Hundreds of Native Americans and others gathered by the water on the Alki Beach Promenade July 1, to honor the more than 1100 children lost to residential schools in Canada.

Photo by Patrick Robinson

Over the past month 1,148 unmarked graves of children from indigenous people have been found at the sites of three former residential schools in Canada. Some of remains are believed to be of children as young as three.

Across that nation and on Thursday July 1, Native Americans and others gathered on the Alki Promenade to remember, mourn, call attention to, and honor all those lost. 

Led by Roxanne White, speakers took the microphone to sing, lead other voices in song, offer stories, poems and testimony about their own feelings and experiences throughout the event.

White is an organizer and social justice advocate who has dedicated her work to Indian Country. She is Nez Perce, Yakama, Nooksack, and A’aninin (Gros Ventre.) She is recognized nationally for her work on issues related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and for her work with MMIP families and communities seeking justice and healing. She is also known her work on human trafficking in Native communities. 

The crowd, many of whom wore orange to honor those lost, gathered at the water's edge where luminaria representing the children were lit and carnations were thrown in the water. Paper lanterns were lit and set aloft.

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A Native American spectator listens to the speakers. Photo by Patrick Robinson
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West Seattle's Ken Workman, great, great, great, great grandson of Chief Sealth spoke at the event. Photo by Patrick Robinson
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Luminaria lined the shoreline to honor the children lost as a paddle boarder sailed past. Photo by Patrick Robinson
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Four ladies found a log to sit on as they listened to the speakers. Photo by Patrick Robinson
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A woman held carnations to throw in the water. Photo by Patrick Robinson
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Roxanne White was one of the primary organizers of the event. Photo by Patrick Robinson
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Paper lanterns were lit and set aloft. Photo by Kimberly Robinson

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