Location: Lincoln Shields Recreation Area, West Alton, MO

As part of World Water Day celebrations, honor the river by joining Saundi McClain-Kloeckener and fellow Native Women’s Care Circle members near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers to offer blessings to the waters. This event is part of a series of gatherings offered in conjunction with Make the River Present.

Native Women’s Care Circle is an inclusive, Indigenous-led, grassroots prayer group that practices stewardship of the lands and waters. Members up and down the Mississippi River and at waterways around the world meet regularly to offer a prayer for the river: Water, we love you. Water, we thank you. Water, we respect you.

Registration is encouraged; please click here to sign up.

Accessibility notes

• There is ample parking available for free at the site. 
• This event is outdoors and open to the elements. Guests are encouraged to wear layers and sun protection. A covered shelter is available at the site.
• There is no running water; available restrooms are pit toilets
• Attendees will be asked to stand during The Water Blessing. Camping stools will be available.
• There is no amplified sound.
• To request an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for this event, please contact programs@camstl.org with as much prior notice possible to ensure availability.