Celebration Dawn Prayers

Every other year, Juneau becomes the gathering place for one of the most significant expressions of indigenous culture in the region — Celebration, a multi-day event drawing Tlingit, Haida, and other tribal nations from across Southeast Alaska and the Yukon territories. This year our community has the honor of hosting Dawn Prayers each morning of the celebration — a quiet, sacred offering to begin each day in a spirit of unity and reverence. We are also committed to providing a handmade gift to every attendee across all four or five days of the event, which means hundreds of gifts need to be made. Gift making parties are the heart of this effort and we need your hands. If you feel called to serve, watch for announcements about upcoming gatherings where we will craft these offerings together. This is a rare and precious opportunity to stand in solidarity with our indigenous neighbors and demonstrate in a tangible way that we are one human family.