Acclaimed master carver Jewell Praying Wolf James (Lummi Nation) and Doug James (Lummi Nation) of the House of Tears Carvers will take part in a totem pole blessing ceremony led by Faith Spotted Eagle (Yankton Sioux), marking the openings of the ICOM NatHist conference Museums in the Age of Humanity and the new exhibition Kwel’ Hoy: We Draw the Line.

This panel will feature museum professionals and Indigenous leaders invested in bringing together scientific and Indigenous voices and ways of knowing.

This luncheon will bring a delegation of tribal leaders involved in the exhibition together with museum staff in town for the conference, and students and faculty from the University of Pittsburgh Museum Studies Program. 

For the first time the Totem Pole Journey will come to Pittsburgh. Join us in this unique, Indigenous-led event that will thread together our hearts and minds because what moves us is also what motivates us.