Bernie's Coast Salishan name

[Mike__M]

Shared by Tara Houska at FB:

This afternoon, Native American leaders named Bernie Sanders "dxʷshudičup" (pronounced dooh-s-who-dee-choop). This name is now bestowed upon Bernie Sanders and will be known among the Coast Salish people and beyond. The Lushootseed language meaning is "the one lighting the fires for change and unity."

And Tulalip dance at his Seattle rally.
Salmon People on the stage!



Photo: Ken Lambert


I stand with Salmon People
#indigenizethebern

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[Zorra]

1. Bernie: "the one lighting the fires for change and unity."

[longship]

2. OMG! This is a great honor.

something stuck in my eye.



Go Bernie!

[noretreatnosurrender]

3. What a Great Honor

"the one lighting the fires for change and unity." That's really cool.

[suffragette]

4. Wonderful! Earlier today I posted some thoughts on foreign policy

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That could take an approach of cooperation and my first thought was about how the Coast Salish have been connecting across the border to work together on environmental issues and how Bernie could work with them on it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1537095

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1537625

So glad to see this.

[Ghost Dog]

8. More people need to feel and think this way,

as I know you do, sufragette.

The alternative to cooperation is conflict, whether it is with other people or by poisoning our environmental homes.

Peace & love

[suffragette]

9. I know you feel this, too. More on Deborah Parker, strong advocate for these issues and

For Sanders!

Video of Salish naming of Sanders
https://www.facebook.com/chaluks/posts/10101130750084564


http://www.tulalipnews.com/wp/2014/10/22/we-can-no-longer-allow-the-salish-sea-to-be-used-as-a-dumping-ground/


Tribal representatives from both sides of the border spoke in unified opposition today against oil giant Kinder Morgan’s proposed oil pipeline.

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Tulalip councilwoman Deborah Parker said she hoped the protest would be a day for healing.
“Really my hopes are that the NEB and Kinder Morgan will hear our words. and I know they will be some pretty powerful words,” she said. “The words need to keep coming forward so we’re not living in this fear and in as much pain we have been.
“I hope today is not only a day to hear and to listen, but a day to heal.”
Coast Salish peoples are the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, and have traditionally lived along the coasts of Oregon and Washington in the United States, and in British Columbia, Canada.



Deborah Parker honored as a White House Open Government Champion of Change


https://www.whitehouse.gov/champions/civic-hacking-and-open-government/deborah-parker

http://www.tulalipnews.com/wp/2013/08/06/deborah-parker-honored-as-a-white-house-open-government-champion-of-change/

Diane Millich, a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado, opened the event and introduced Vice President Biden, sharing her story which has been a focus of national media attention since May of last year, and most recently in a New York Times article. Deborah Parker of the Tulalip Tribe of Washington, an active and prominent voice in the VAWA advocacy efforts alongside the NCAI Task Force, also stood on stage during the signing of VAWA.

http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2013/03/07/president-obama-signs-violence-against-women-act-into-law

https://m.

[Mike__M]

12. Thanks for the links! (n/t)

[suffragette]

13. Thank you for the OP. Wish I could embed the video of the naming, but I couldn't

Figure out how to do that.

[Mike__M]

14. Yeah FB doesn't play well with DU I guess

I've tried too . . . .
It's a shame since it seems a lot of ad hoc efforts don't bother with any web presence beyond Facebook.

[countryjake]

19. They've just put the video up on YouTube...

and I posted it below.

Thank you, suffragette, for sharing your wonderful contributions to this thread!

[suffragette]

20. THANK YOU for finding this and embedding it.

Such a beautiful and meaningful ceremony.

May the bonds celebrated here resonate for a long time.

[countryjake]

23. Bernie cares...

With every new report that comes out here about the failing Salmon runs and poisons found embedded in the flesh of Washington's most precious native or about the putrid pollution that fouls the waters flowing thru (and surrounding) our state, the lack of attention that's been paid to the most dire threat this planet faces should be highly noticeable.

Senator Sanders has addressed sustainability...he alone...he truly cares and he always has cared.

[suffragette]

24. Yes, he has made the effort to listen and learn and has consistently

demonstrated that he cares.

And that has been noticed.

[Jenny_92808]

5. Perfect name

What an honor!

[pat_k]

6. love it!

[artislife]

7. I think he has met with more Native Americans

than anyone else.


Combined!

[NWCorona]

10. Agreed!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. Wait!! Wait!! Bernie doesn't appeal to minorities!!

[Ghost Dog]

15. .

'Minority' in this case that has lived in and looked after that environment during some 14,000 years now.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. Yes. He's joining with a bunch of troublemakers and tree huggers.

Some of whom may even be (GASP!) Socialists!!

[Ghost Dog]

22. Yes. Wise people, n/t

[Lizzie Poppet]

16. Red lives don't matter, apparently.

[countryjake]

18. Here is the YouTube video of Bernie receiving his name...

[suffragette]

21. NDNS for justice brought a banner to the Key Arena rally

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/03/21/23796688/12-photos-from-the-bernie-sanders-rally-at-key-arena

Robert Kennedy, Millie Kennedy, and Toni Whitegrass brought their banner because "Bernie acknowledged that Native Americans are Indigenous to the United States, we are a smidgen of the race and we're stil here. He cares about us. He acknowledges us. That's why we have this sign here, "Ndns for Justice." I care that somebody acknowledges us."

[Mike__M]

28. #IndigenizeTheBern

[suffragette]

29. Love the hashtag! Another great photo here.

http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/crowds-dance-prior-to-democratic-presidential-candidate-news-photo/516752506

1st photo at link

Focus is on the goofy, happy dance guy, but look to the right to see strong contingent of Coast Salish. In fact, there's quite a bit of diversity throughout that close up of the crowd.

[Mike__M]

32. Love it!

Cedar hat, a Rainier Beer cap, and lots of happy faces.
(And nobody punching & kicking.)

[suffragette]

33. So NW happy. Video of dance here

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Be sure to watch 'til the end. So joyful!

I found that originally on PI blog. More good pics there.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/capitolhill/2016/03/20/bernie-sanders-seattle-feels-the-burn/

[jwirr]

25. It is a great honor to have a name bestowed upon you among

the tribes.

[giftedgirl77]

26. Wait, where are all the threads calling them clueless & throwing them under the bus?

Oh my bad, wrong candidate so it's all good.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

27. Proud day for Senator Sanders

That is some great company he is keeping.

Great people. True owners of this land.

[Rebelde]

30. Beautiful!

He's truly a man of the people.

[countryjake]

34. A kick for all of the Coast Salish tribes & Dxʷshudičup!

Senator Bernie Sanders meets with Coast Salish Tribal Leaders