“The River that Made Seattle” BJ Cummings with Liz Bucklew
From 10:30 am to 11:45 amEvent Start Date:05/12/2025Event End Date:05/12/2025Event Venue:Once teeming with bountiful salmon and fertile plains, Seattle’s Duwamish River drew both Native peoples and settlers to its shores over centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Unfortunately, the very utility of the river was its undoing, as decades of dumping led to the river being declared a Superfund cleanup site. Through the story of the river, author BJ Cummings explores previously unrecorded Native and immigrant histories, exposes settler falsehoods about the founding of the state, and issues a call to action to align future decisions with values of collaboration, respect, and justice. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, May 25.
7141 California Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA, USA| Event Start Date: 05/12/2025 | Event End Date: 05/12/2025 | Event Venue: |
Once teeming with bountiful salmon and fertile plains, Seattle’s Duwamish River drew both Native peoples and settlers to its shores over centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Unfortunately, the very utility of the river was its undoing, as decades of dumping led to the river being declared a Superfund cleanup site. Through the story of the river, author BJ Cummings explores previously unrecorded Native and immigrant histories, exposes settler falsehoods about the founding of the state, and issues a call to action to align future decisions with values of collaboration, respect, and justice.
Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, May 25.