The Spirit of the Red Road is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Tacoma, WA, and ran be people who understand the importance and value of keeping culture, heritage and traditions alive and healthy.
Members of this organization humbly practice the original ways of life handed down sacredly generation to generation. Using the various venues of worship (i.e. sweat lodge, canoe way, Native America Church, etc), we sacrifice of ourselves to pray to Our Creator for the many wants, needs, concerns and worries, expressing gratitude for the lives we have and humbly ask for continued healings and blessings.
We strive to live our lives in a good way, emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually balanced on a foundation of Love, Hope, Faith and Charity.

The Spirit of the Red Road organization is supporting and asking you to join in the crusade of those who are humbly praying to the Creator, to right the many wrongs of the past, caused and perpetuated by the intruding explorers with holocaustic attitudes, behavior and demeanor towards the original Aboriginal Indian peoples of the Coast/Salish regions here in Washington state.

Long before the lost explorers intruded, the original Aboriginal Indian people existed on an over abundant land with more than enough, and a language bestowed upon them from the Almighty Creator. Upon the land, and with the sacred language, he also bestowed holy names of the many places and sites of harvesting and worship. The names were given and gifted to the people with the law of understanding they were to be looked upon and spoken in a holy and sacred way, and it was good like that, and if it’s ever to be changed, HE(Creator) will change it.

Mission:
Our mission is clear, and that is to heal the holocaustic attitudes, behavior and treatment that was felt and put upon Our beloved Ancestor’s when first contacted, and still felt in the hearts of their grandchildren today. We pray to Creator for a healing, for Creator to somehow, someway, restore the deserved respect and dignity to Our Ancestors and their grandchildren whom acknowledged, respected and understood the compassion and reason Creator had when providing and naming such  sacred and holy places.

Goal:
Our goal is not to change, but to rightfully reclaim and  restore the Creator (God) given names to the holy and sacred sites, starting with what is now known as Mount Rainier. (Note: It is important to bear in mind the white man changed the name! The mountain already had a name bestowed by Creator, and the original aboriginal Indian people respected and  lived with the sacred name.)

About Robert Satiacum

Robert Satiacum is an enrolled member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. He is the son of the late Chief Bob Satiacum - widely known for his sacrifices made for sovereignty and fishing rights. Satiacum is immersed his native culture, and diligently practices the traditions of the Sweat Lodge, Native American Church, and the annual Tribal Journeys in his family canoe. Satiacum credits these traditions for providing him the balance and stability to “be the best Rob he can be”. Robert is a public speaker and is called upon to offer traditional blessing and prayers at many community events. Also an actor, Satiacum was cast in the role as a tribal cop in the movie “Rain in the Mountains In 2005”.

Currently, Satiacum is leading an effort to establish the Restore Native Names Alliance - a confederation of groups and individuals committed to restoring Native American names to sacred sites. The kick-off event for the Alliance was May 30th, 2010 at the Day of 1000 Drums gathering in Tacoma to restore the Native American name to Mt. Rainier. Cedar Media has posted a web site to support the effort at: RestoreNativeNames.org. Robert Satiacum Hosts "Tribal Talk" on KLAY 1180 AM Thursdays Noon-1pm: Visit: TribalTalkRadio.org

In 2003, he and Digital Media Producer Mark Celletti formed Cedar Media - a company dedicated to giving a voice to Native Americans. They built the independent news web site: PuyallupTribalNews.com, which has made a positive impact on tribal politics. They also produced NativeElders.org (video interviews with native elders), NativeArtists.org, and recently: CanoeWay.org.  Canoe Way is their first feature documentary.

About Cedar Media

Cedar Media is a company dedicated to supporting the traditions, voices and healing of Native Americans through the use of digital media. It was founded in 2003 by independent media producers Mark Celletti and Robert Satiacum. Celletti and Satiacum have participated in Tribal Journeys for 12 years. They built the independent news web site: PuyallupTribalNews.com, which has made a positive impact on tribal politics. They also produced NativeElders.org (video interviews with native elders), NativeArtists.org, and most recently: CanoeWay.org.

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NativeArtists.org

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