Tribal Storyteller Barbara Lawrence of the Suquamish | THING Fest 2023

SAMA Seattle partnered with our friends at THING FEST/STG to bring PNW Tribal Storytellers to the renowned THING Festival in Fort Warden, WA. USA. Barbara Ann Lawrence is a Suquamish Tribal Elder and a traditional storyteller. She was raised on the Suquamish Port Madison Indian Reservation to her Suquamish Tribal member father, and Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe, Charles Russell Lawrence and her first-generation Norwegian American mother, Anne Roselynn (Berg) Lawrence. She serves on the Suquamish Tribal Higher Education Board. She holds a BA from The Evergreen State College and an MBA in Sustainable Business from Bainbridge Graduate Institute AKA Pinchot University (recently Pinchot University merged with Presidio University in California). Suquamish storytelling is a traditional way of teaching and Barbara uses this form of education with all ages from preschoolers to the elderly. She has a passion for and deep knowledge of, Suquamish and Coast Salish history, culture, politics, and archaeology, social justice, environmental racism, and contemporary issues. She was involved in the conception of the Canoe Journeys through her appointment to the Washington State Centennial Commission in 1985. Barbara has served on several Washington State Advisory Boards, committees, commissions, and task forces that bridge tribal/state governmental interests. She currently works for the Suquamish Tribal Education Administration Department as an Education Outreach Specialist and Since Time Immemorial curriculum project staff. Barbara is the mother of 4 adult children and the Kiyah (grandmother) to 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Storytelling to her offspring is her favorite pastime. 🖥 Visit us online: https://www.seattlesacredmusic.com 💬 Did you enjoy this video? Let us know in the comments below. ✅ Subscribe to SAMA: Music & Art here: https://www.youtube.com/@SAMASeattle?... --------------- Follow SAMA below: ⇢ Instagram:   / samaseattle   ⇢ Facebook:   / samasacred   ⇢ Twitter:   / seattlesama   ⇢ Website: https://www.seattlesacredmusic.com ⇢ Tiktok: @samaseattle --------------- Welcome to the official YouTube Channel of SAMA: Music & Art – An immersive Series of Music & Art Performances focused on the Healing Power of Global Sacred Music 🎼 Seattle Sacred Music & Art (SAMA) is your destination for global transcendent music and art in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide. Our channel curates, produces, and collaborates on an immersive series of music and art performances that share the healing power of global music. Hosted by Darek Mazzone from KEXP, we bring you live or pre-recorded sessions and new work produced weekly, featuring music and interviews from all over the world. ➡️ At SAMA, we define "sacred music" as any harmonic, rhythmic, melodious, and even experimental musical art form that elevates the human spirit. From Gregorian chants and Mongolian throat singing to Moroccan Gnawa and Brazilian samba, sacred music has been performed in great halls and houses of worship around the globe, in forests and fields, and even on chaotic ghetto streets. SAMA strives to bring that transcendent state to listeners through live and streamed performances by artists from all over the globe. ➡️ Hit that subscribe button and the notification bell to be updated on all our latest videos. Thank you for joining us on this journey of discovering the healing power of global music and art. --------------- 📲 Follow SAMA: Music & Art on social media: Instagram ▶️   / samaseattle   Facebook ▶️   / samasacred   Twitter ▶️   / seattlesama   🖥 Check out Our Twitch channel, where we produce and share live stream concerts and interviews with artists who create transcendent sacred & healing music!   / samasacred   --------------- #BarbaraLawrence #SuquamishCreationStory #CrowShells #DSuqWub #OldManHousePark #ThingFestival #Suquamish #TribalStoryteller #pnwtribe #pnw #pnwlife #SAMA #MusicAndArt #SeattleSacredMusicArt