What is it?
The Seven Sisters Campaign is a National, multi-site public engagement and leadership initiative led by Se’Si’Le in partnership with tribal, environmental, and faith-based organizations. This campaign will launch events designed to elevate the leadership of Seven Indigenous Women whose work addresses the intersecting crises of biodiversity loss, climate disruption, and environmental injustice.
Why Now?
The campaign responds directly to an unprecedented ecological emergency by amplifying Indigenous women’s leadership—leaders whose approaches emphasize relational responsibility, ecosystem restoration, collective action, and long-term stewardship. By centering Indigenous ways of knowing, the campaign advances solutions grounded in accountability, resilience, and care for future generations.
The Sisters
- Fiorella De Le O (Quechua/Peru)
- Chenoa Egawa (Lummi Nation)
- A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner – (Lummi Nation)
- Judith LeBlanc (Caddo Tribe)
- Robin Lovelace (Tlingit)
- Raynell Morris – (Lummi Nation)
- Modi Pontio, Papua New Guinea
- Marilene Silva (Macuxi/Amazon)
- Kayeloni Scott (Spokane Tribe)
The Witnesses
- LeeAnne Beres, Save Our Wild Salmon
- Lia Brewster, PNW Campaign Strategist, Sierra Club
- Helene Cherullo, Executive Director, Braided River
- LIsa Dabek, Senior Conservation Scientist Woodland Park Zoo
- Britt Freda, Northwest Artists Against Extinction
- Amy Gulick, Nature and Wildlife Photographer
- Lynda Mapes, Journalist, Nature Writer, Author
- Eva Schulte, Executive Director, Friends of the San Juans
Inspiring Action, Accountability, and Hope
The Seven Sisters Campaign is a call to action. Through a series of public events, it will inspire engagement, foster cross-community dialogue, and offer pathways toward restoration and resilience. Participants will be invited to rethink their relationship with nature, with one another, and with the responsibilities we share.
Events will take place throughout Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2026, beginning in the Pacific Northwest, followed by gatherings in Washington, DC, and New York City—including an event marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The campaign will conclude in Seattle at Woodland Park Zoo, honoring Se’Si’Le’s Forests for All initiative. (Details to Follow)
Lasting Impact
The campaign will be documented as a feature-length documentary, extending its reach well beyond the live events. In addition, all attendees will receive a copy of Se’Si’Le’s recent publication, In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations: Conversations about Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being in Nature (Braided River Publications), ensuring the ideas and teachings continue to inform and inspire.
