Setting Sun Circle

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/

Darrell Hillaire | Returning Home — Children of the Setting Sun 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

Every Sept. 30, Truth and Reconciliation Day or Orange Shirt Day honors Indigenous children lost to boarding schools in Canada and the U.S., encouraging healing between Tribal and non-Tribal communities.

Last year for La Conner Community News, Setting Sun Circle's Co-Education Director Daniseten Vendiola wrote: What is the health of our relationship? In the divisive political climate we are all a part of now, how can we oppose that narrative by building healthy relationships? How can we build stronger futures together?

This year, his words continue to ring true. We send our prayers to all, especially our relatives in Kamloops, British Columbia 🪶

Join us tomorrow, Sept. 30 in wearing orange! 🧡🧡🧡

📰 laconnercommunitynews.org/2025/09/30/why-orange-shirt-day-matters-for-tribal-and-non-tribal-communities

GUEST COMMENTARY | Why Orange Shirt Day matters for Tribal and non-Tribal communities Every Sept. 30, Orange Shirt Day honors children lost to boarding schools while encouraging healing between Tribal and non-Tribal communities. Guest writer daniseten Michael Vendiola asks: How can …

Join Setting Sun Circle's Noelani Auguston at Chelsea Film Festival for a discussion on building lasting impact! 🎥🎟🎉

At Setting Sun Circle, we believe gathering is essential to building strong communities and creating a healthier future for generations to come. This month, we put into practice circling up together in community. In this work, we find commonalities and cross-cultural understanding to share solutions for the betterment of Mother Earth.

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Gathering in Community, Working Toward a Better Future — Children of the Setting Sun We believe gathering is essential to building strong communities and creating a healthier future for generations to come. This month, we put into practice circling up together in community.

Congratulations again to Setting Sun Circle Researcher and Producer Santana Rabang, host of Young and Indigenous podcast! 🎉🙌🏾🌈

Santana was Native Action Network's 2025 Rising Star Award recipient and will now join their 2026-2027 Legacy of Leadership Cohort!

Read the latest Native Action Network News - Announcing the 2026-2027 Legacy of Leadership Cohort! - https://mailchi.mp/nativeactionnetwork/announcing-the-2026-2027-legacy-of-leadership-cohort

Congratulations Setting Sun Circle Researcher and Producer Santana Rabang, host of Young and Indigenous podcast! 🎉🙌🏾🌈