All posts by Rory McCain

The 2024 Peace & Dignity Journey Run

In the 2024 Peace and Dignity Journeys run, participants embark on a seven-month prayer run from Fairbanks, Alaska, and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, converging at El Cuaca, Colombia. This journey emphasizes the commitment to prayer, underlining the obligation to strengthen spiritual connections among Indigenous Peoples across the Western Hemisphere.

Join Rory McCain and Ethan Caudill-DeRego of Redwood Voice as they meet up with and interview the runners from the north during their overnight stay with the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation.

CCHD Board of Commissioners Meeting Gets Heated Amidst Transitionary Period

Tuesday, September 17th marked the 2nd semi-monthly Crescent City Harbor District (CCHD) Board of Commissioners meeting, which was the only meeting of the month as the first (of two) had been canceled without notice, due to Labor Day being the day before.

Tensions seemed high in the meeting room, most likely due to an ongoing Grand Jury investigation, not to mention the fact that 3 out of 5 commissioners are not running for re-election during the upcoming election in November.

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Sammy! A Salmon’s Tale – Documentary

Sammy! A Salmon’s Tale was a locally produced play written by Ruthie Rhodes, and was performed as the conclusion to a week-long theatre camp for aspiring youth. The play and camp were both produced in conjunction with local organizations and coordinators, such as KPN, True North, and Dirt and Glitter. Delve behind the scenes in this documentary to see how the whole event was brainstormed and put together, as well as the participants thoughts, and how the coordinators felt it positively affected the youth.

‘O ME-NOK DAY – 2024

May 17, 2024 marked “‘O ME-NOK DAY” at Margaret Keating Elementary School (Now the ‘O Me-Nok Learning Center) down in Klamath, California. Redwood Voice’s Monique Camarena and Rory McCain headed down to the event, which was a culmination of several presentations by the Yurok held at the school to educate the Klamath youth on different traditions from the tribe, such as basketry, storytelling and pow-wow drumming.

Pollinator Palooza – 2024

Join Redwood Voice’s Rory McCain and Ethan Caudill-DeRego as they travel to Crescent Elk Middle School to cover the “Pollinator Palooza” event, which was an event held on April 20th, 2024 featuring poetry, song, and interpretive dance all inspired by “pollinators.”