'ItвЂ™s a very historic moment to bring it to D.C.,' said the totem pole's creator and Lummi Nation citizen Phreddie Lane. The nearly 3,000 mile journey, dubbed the 'Red Road to DC' by organizers, will be done via tractor-trailer with about a dozen volunteers from the tribe, and is set to make a handful of stops along the way during the two-week trip. The Lummi, who call the Pacific Northwest their ancestral home, will be transporting the 25-foot totem pole from Washington State all the way to the nation's capital in Washington DC, where it will be put on display for two days on the Mall and outside of the National Museum of the American Indian upon its arrival July 29, according to the Washington Post. Native Americans from the Lummi Nation are on a quest to bring a massive 5,000-pound hand-carved totem pole across the country next month in an effort to bring awareness to tribal issues nationwide. It'sВ also adorned with seven tear drop, signifying the number of generations that have been 'traumatized by the treatment they received from non-Indians'.The pole itself was carved from a 400-year-old red cedar tree, with paintings such as the moon and an eagle 'headed downward in a dive to the Earth'.$500k has already been raised by sponsors, non-profits and tribal organizations for the two-week trip.

The nearly 3,000 mile 'Red Road to DC' journey will be done via tractor-trailer and will make a handful of stops along the way before arriving in DC on July 29.The 25-foot hand-carved totem pole is being transported from Washington State all the way to Washington DC, where it will be put on display this summer.Members of the Lummi Nation are bringing the massive totem pole cross country to the nation's capital next month to raise awareness of tribal causes.Native Americans from Pacific Northwest are taking a 5,000lb, 25 foot tall hand-carved totem pole on 3,000 mile journey from Washington State to Washington DC to raise awareness of tribal causes

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