Greater Bay Area • Entered by Maureen Forney on October 6, 2021
Red Road to DC in DC
July 28, 2021 – July 30, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 10 |
| Post Admin hours | 5 |
| Activity Hours | 6 |
| Participants | 32 |
| Total Hours | 207 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Education & Outreach (tabling, films & lectures, regional B-walks/works)
Key Partners: House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Tribe and Tribal representatives from all States
Short Description of Activity
1. Attended a day of rallies at which we participated in events and supported our allies from Tribal nations across the US
2. Interviewed by the press
3. Spent 8 hours at the American Indian History Museum as “hosts” of the Totem Pole meeting the public
4. Spoke and met with AI Museum staff and other public agencies
5. Delivered postcards advocating for protection of sacred lands
6. Enabled our allies to have time to meet with Secretary Haaland and to lobby Congress
7. Met with our friends and allies to debrief
Photos have been submitted
Reflection/Evaluation
The months of effort and culminating events in DC have resulted in the DOI announcing a study of all sacred sites and a reconsideration of the Bears Ears Monument status.