Setting Sun Circle

10/12/2026

The river is our relative ❤️🌊

On Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor the enduring relationships between Indigenous people, our ancestral waters and the lands that have sustained our communities Since Time Immemorial. Our rivers hold life and memory. They carry our stories, connecting generations past, present and future. They remind us of our shared responsibility to care for Mother Earth.

Today and every day we honor Indigenous knowledge, sovereignty and the ongoing work to protect our waters for future generations.

Learn more about this work in our latest film "The River Remembers," a documentary following Indigenous people like Frankie Meyers as they lead the largest dam removals in U.S. history, restoring salmon and renewing culture after a century of struggle.

In 2027, we'll open the doors to Setting Sun Circle, a new home for Indigenous stories in downtown Bellingham. We'll gather the people. We'll amplify more Native perspectives, and we'll share ideas that address our world's most pressing challenges. When Setting Sun Circle opens, every day will be Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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10/10/2026

A big and bold Indigenous presence is coming to downtown Bellingham.

The Indigenous-led nonprofit, Setting Sun Circle, is creating its homebase on West Holly Street.

It's calling the space “a new home for Indigenous innovation, healing and collective action.”

The space is currently under construction, but will eventually take up 17,000 square feet and occupy half a block in the heart of downtown.

Story: Kyle Norris / KUOW
Photo: Courtesy of Setting Sun Circle

Full story in comments 👇

10/10/2026

Environmental Steward Free Borsey and Project Manager Dr. Sara London with Setting Sun Circle were grateful to attend a Rena Priest reading event with 7th graders at Kulshan Middle School Library today. We are excited to grow our relationships with local schools to support Native education!

Photo includes (L to R): Bellingham Public Schools Instructional Coach Kirsten Jensen, Lummi poet Rena Priest, and Elders and knowledge keepers Cynthia Wilson and Sam Cagey.

10/09/2026

A big and bold Indigenous presence is coming to downtown !

🔊 Listen in to the latest episode of NPR KUOW Public Radio's Soundside as we share about our future home, Setting Sun Circle! https://youtu.be/dHVRgWGDQno?si=4oj4k56wpQ4ccir0&t=2684

"I felt like an alien coming into town," Noelani Auguston told reporter Kyle Norris about growing up and visiting Bellingham. Setting Sun Circle is changing that!

She shares how our vision is to open a place for all our neighbors to learn and grow with us for future generations.

☀ Join us in our work and learn more about our future home: https://bit.ly/SettingSunFutureHome

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10/08/2026

Please join our local community to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day Monday, Oct. 12, from 5:30-10 p.m. at Lummi Nation School. The theme for this year's event is Answering the Call of Our Ancestors, and all are welcome to attend. A free dinner will be provided, and the program with student speakers and performers will run from 6-8 p.m., followed by singing, drumming and dancing.

10/08/2026

is this coming Monday, Oct. 12! Join us in celebrating with these events in town and the Whatcom-Skagit area! 🪶🧡

In Whatcom and Skagit counties, events offer a chance to connect with Indigenous cultures

10/06/2026

La Conner Swinomish Library invites you to honor Indigenous Peoples Day with a viewing of a Setting Sun Circle film presented by Swinomish member Daniseten Vendiola this Thursday, October 7 at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. See you there!

10/06/2026

Hellllo ! 👋🏽

Setting Sun Circle proudly shared the stage this weekend with Cascadia Daily News for a double-feature of our latest film "The River Remembers" and their "Respect the Rez!" Following the films, our Writer & Producer Noelani Auguston and Director Jordan Riber participated in a Q&A with CDN's Nick Zeller-Singh to a sold out crowd!

We love our hometown theater at Pickford Film Center! See you next weekend for another screening!

🎥 Check out settingsuncircle.org/theriverremembers to find out when "The River Remembers" hits a screen near you!

🎟 Want to see another at Doctober? We're joining the Pickford again Oct. 16 for a screening and Q&A of "Powwow People" with filmmaker Sky Hopinka. Tickets are still available!

10/01/2026

We're so excited for the Bend Film Festival in Bend, Oregon next week!

🎟 Tickets are still available for our latest film "The River Remembers" showing Oct. 9, 10 & 11: https://bendfilm.org/

📰 Read the Bend Bulletin's review: https://bendbulletin.com/2026/09/30/the-long-haul-the-river-remembers-screen-at-bendfilm/

10/01/2026

In this episode, we speak with Darrell Hillaire, Executive Director of Setting Sun Circle, about what it means to return to an ancestral village site with deep family ties, the organization's vision for the future, and how reclaiming space can help build stronger communities and a more equitable fut