CHOW 2021 will open with a circle of connection, offering traditional blessings and tributes to their lands, communities, and the waters that sustain them.
Speakers:
- Francis Gray, Tribal Chair, Piscataway Conoy Tribal Council
- Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-of-State, Gullah/Geechee Nation
- Atuatasi Lelei Peau, Superintendent, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
- Sol Pili Kahoʻohalahala, Kupa ʻāina o Lānaʻi
- Ilarion ‘Kuuyux’ Merculieff, Founder and President, Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways