Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Journey



Friends is honored to collect donations for this extraordinary inter-island tribal canoe journey, “Esqaplh etse Kwelengsen, Gathering of Eagles.” All are welcome at this grassroots journey following the ancestral highways of the Lhaq’temish, Lummi, people, which is hosted each year in the springtime in the Lhaq’temish homelands of Lopez, San Juan, Orcas and Lummi Islands.

For information about Canoe Journey events, please see this Schedule of Events Provided by the Organizers

More information can be found at:

Want to Donate?

Funds for event essentials, especially food, are needed! 100% of the proceeds go to Gathering of the Eagles. Please specify if your donation is for a specific island or event.

Or donate by contacting:

Ken Putney
Friends of the San Juans
[email protected]
(360) 378-2324

Friends of the San Juans respectfully honors the fact that this beautiful place we strive to protect and restore with our mission-centered work is comprised of the ancestral lands, waters, and natural resources of the Coast Salish peoples. These Tribes have cared for and stewarded the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea since time immemorial—and continue to do so—and we honor their inherent, aboriginal, and treaty rights that have been passed down from generation to generation.

We chose to live on the westside of San Juan Island because of its natural beauty, and we want to preserve it for future generations. That’s where the Friends of the San Juans come in. Since their inception, they have been the guardians of the Salish Sea and this place we call home.

Glen and Deb Bruels

members, San Juan Island