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I'm Paris Jackson.

November is Native American History Month, and we're here at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Seattle, where an Indigenous led nonprofit recently held its annual celebration called Netse Mot.

We'll introduce you to the group at the heart of this event, and you'll learn how they plan to cement their legacy.

On a November night in Seattle... -Indigenous month isn't just a month.

It's my existence.

It's my identity.

It's my everyday life.

But it's really, opportunity for the outside world to honor us, honor our culture, and it's a chance for us to share with them as well.

-That's a reality Santana Rabang wants more people to understand, and partly why Children of the Setting Sun Productions plans a grand showcase to honor their elders and celebrate the beauty and resilience of their people.

For this year, the Indigenous led nonprofit partnered with the National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest body of native leaders in the U.S.. On November 18th, more than 2000 people from across different native communities in the greater Seattle area gathered for their Netse Mot: One Heart, One Mind event at the historic Paramount Theatre.

-I think this is a chance for us to showcase who we are, where we come from.

We have people coming from all different backgrounds, and this really is for the people.

This isn't for us, of course we're here and we get to enjoy it.

But the best part about tonight is being able to see the reactions from the audience, being able to see the emotion, the the vulnerability, the strength, the resiliency.

It means everything to me to be able to be a part of this, but to be able to experience it through other people's eyes.

-Among the performers, host, comedian and activist Dallas Goldtooth, the Delbert Anderson Quartet and Isaac Tonasket.

This year marks CSSPs 10th year as an organization.

Central to their work is telling Coast Salish stories through film and education.

-Our story really goes back further, in, family generations.

One of our ancestors started a dance group called Children of the Setting Sun.

So we gained inspiration from our ancestor who took care of our culture and our traditions and our songs and dances at a time where our culture was, you know, outlawed and taken away from us.

So we're really fortunate that we were able to bring that story forward and continue to be storytellers for our community and our family and our and our culture.

-Chief Operating Officer Michael Vendiola says they're working to redevelop a new Bellingham headquarters, thanks to the generosity of another org, Mindport Exhibits that closed their former museum.

-We were really fortunate to be gifted a building in downtown Bellingham.

What that means for us is so much of our work has been in film productions that are outside of our, you know, our home.

This will give us opportunity to really tell our stories from our home base and our home.

That will bring people from all over, you know, to learn about Coast Salish ways of life.

-They purchased the building next door to their headquarters.

-To really fully provide the services.

And the, shows and, and the types of activities we want to host.

They did the demolition, and then we'll be doing over the next year, the renovation and putting in all of the features that will be there inside and outside.

Some of that work has begun already.

-Vendiola hopes they'll be in their new space by spring 2027.

I'm Paris Jackson.

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