Indigenous Peoples Community Day
Cohosted with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Date
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Time
9:30am–5pm
Location
Seattle Aquarium
Join us as we welcome members of Indigenous communities to the Aquarium for a day of cultural learning, storytelling and knowledge sharing! Explore our campus and learn about career paths from Aquarium staff. Enjoy cultural demonstrations from local tribes, plus tales from Indigenous storytellers.
Bringing little ones? Check out Toddler Time in our classrooms in Pier 59 from 9:30am–noon.
Tribal members, First Nations and Indigenous peoples can receive $2 off admission purchased at Pier 59. Further discounted tickets are available through the Seattle Aquarium Connections program. Check back soon for a list of Connections partners you can reach out to for this event. Discounts cannot be combined.
For information on how to get to our campus, please visit the Directions and Parking page.
We are proud to be cohosting this event with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
This event is open to anyone who wants to celebrate and engage with Indigenous culture and knowledge.
Storyteller: Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Lawrence (Suquamish) is a tribal elder and a traditional storyteller. She has a passion for and deep knowledge of Suquamish and Coast Salish history, culture, politics and archaeology. Raised near Seattle on the Suquamish Port Madison Indian Reservation, she was very involved in the conception of the Canoe Journeys through her appointment to the Washington Centennial Commission. Barbara has served on several state advisory boards, committees, commissions and task forces that bridge tribal and state interests. She currently works for the Suquamish Tribal Education Department. Barbara is the mother of four adult children and the Kiyah (grandmother) to 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Storytelling with her grandchildren is her favorite pastime.
Event schedule
10am All About Our Washington Waters
Window on Washington Waters (Pier 59)10am Welcome to One Ocean Hall
One Ocean Hall (Ocean Pavilion)10:30am Storytelling Presentation
Puget Sound Hall (Pier 59)10:30am All About Our Coral Reef
The Overlook (Ocean Pavilion)10:45am All About Our Harbor Seals
Harbor seal habitat (Pier 60)11:15am All About Our Archipelago
The Archipelago (Ocean Pavilion)11:30am All About Our Marine Mammals
Harbor seal, sea otter or northern fur seal habitat (Pier 60)11:45am Career Talk
One Ocean Hall (Ocean Pavilion)11:45am All About Our Washington Waters
Window on Washington Waters (Pier 59)12:15pm All About Our Washington Waters
Window on Washington Waters (Pier 59)12:45pm Deep in the Reef
Window on The Reef (Ocean Pavilion)1:15pm Career Talk
Window on Washington Waters (Pier 59)1:15pm Deep in the Reef
Window on The Reef (Ocean Pavilion)1:45pm Storytelling Presentation
Puget Sound Hall (Pier 59)2:15pm All About Our Sea Otters
Sea otter habitat (Pier 60)2:15pm All About Our Coral Reef
The Overlook (Ocean Pavilion)2:45pm Deep in the Reef
Window on The Reef (Ocean Pavilion)3pm All About Our Washington Waters
Window on Washington Waters (Pier 59)3:15pm All About Our Archipelago
The Archipelago (Ocean Pavilion)3:30pm Cultural Demonstration with Muckleshoot Canoe Family
Puget Sound Hall (Pier 59)3:45pm All About Our Northern Fur Seals
Northern fur seal habitat (Pier 60)4pm TLALOKAN dance performance
Puget Sound Hall (Pier 59)4pm Welcome to One Ocean Hall
One Ocean Hall (Ocean Pavilion)4:30pm All About Our Archipelago
The Archipelago (Ocean Pavilion)4:45pm All About Our Sea Otters
Sea otter habitat (Pier 60)5:15pm All about Our Coral Reef
The Overlook (Ocean Pavilion)
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