Photos: Paddling down the Hudson for the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign
Participants enter the water and take their place in one of the two rows of paddlers in Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
About 200 canoers and kayakers are on a nine-day journey down the Hudson River to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Two Row Wampum agreement, in which European settlers promised to respect the sovereignty of the indigenous residents and the laws of nature.. After you browse the photos, you can read the full story.
Tadodaho Sid Hill (left) and Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, stand together as they wait for the ceremonies to begin near Albany, NY. Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, New York to the United Nations in New York City, New York to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photograph by Brett Carlsen
Canoes rest on the banks of the Hudson River in preparation to head south to New York City from Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, New York to the United Nations in New York City, New York to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Native leaders stand together at the river’s edge on Sunday (July 28) as Tadodaho Sid Hill (far left) delivers the Thanksgiving blessing, a historic boat representing the Dutch passes through the background. Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
A woman stands with her hands clasped as a ceremony begins to bless the trip in Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
People stand gathered on the banks as ceremonies begin in Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Amal Hechehouche, representative for Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand reads a letter of support in Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, New York to the United Nations in New York City, New York to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Congressman Paul Tonko delivers words of support on Sunday (July 28) to over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers before their launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City, to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Albany City Councilman Dominick Calsolaro speaks on his shared beliefs of the necessity to focus on the environment. Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Media and participants gather and listen as Tadodaho Sid Hill speaks to over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers on Sunday (July 28) before they launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
A man in a kayak watches as others enter the water with the Albany, NY skyline in the background on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Participants enter the water and take their place in one of the two rows of paddlers in Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Paddlers raise their paddles signaling to the lead kayak that they are ready to depart on Sunday (July 28). RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Paddlers pass by downtown Albany, NY on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
Paddlers make their way down the Hudson River on Sunday (July 28). Over 200 Native and non-Native paddlers launch onto the Hudson River to travel from Albany, NY to the United Nations in New York City to honor and renew the Two Row Wampum treaty agreed upon in 1613. RNS photo by Brett Carlsen
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