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Paddle To Swinomish Tribal Canoe Journey 2011
"Loving, caring, and sharing together"
This is the first year the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is hosting the annual Canoe Journey - Paddle to Swinomish Landing Day is Monday July 25th, 2011
http://www.PaddleToSwinomish.com
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Ahousaht Soul Shakers singing the sweet water song in Swinnomish 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWVvt3UpdR8
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'It gives our people the opportunity to be proud of who we are'
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/126551698.html
2011 Canoe Journey: Port Gamble S'Klallam and Suquamish protocols at Swinomish,
July 30, 2011

SLIDESHOW:
http://www.flickr.com//photos/northkits ... 7469/show/
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Arriving at Swinomish . . .

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/artic ... -swinomish

Thousands of canoe pullers and spectators descended upon the Swinomish reservation's waterfront http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/ ... ve-for-02/

Native peoples from near and far to gather for Canoe Journey celebration
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201107 ... /707239926
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A Northwest Journey by Canoe to Reconnect With the Old Ways
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/us/25canoe.html

(Canoes from tribes throughout the coastal Northwest converged on the Swinomish reservation, the host for an annual week of traditional dancing, singing and celebration. For some, the journey involved weeks of paddling. Slide Show: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/0 ... CANOE.html)
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2011 Canoe Journey: 'Our culture is still thriving. Our culture is still strong'. . .
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/ ... 82063.html

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MORE: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/126020563.html

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/126020563.html
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http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/artic ... tinue-east

(A canoe from the Tlingit tribe from Juneau, Alaska, arrives at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Sunday as canoes from the Chief Frank Nelson family of Kingcome Inlet, B.C., and the Swinomish tribe await their turns to land. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Canoe journey carries tribes to connections with history. . .
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l ... er18m.html
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http://westseattleblog.com/2011/07/video-blue-heron-canoe-alki-during-tribal-journey
(Above: Blue Heron Canoe arrival )
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(Below: Tribal Journey canoes visited T'sou-ke Nation on Vancouver Island)

(leaving T'sou-ke Nation - headed for Beecher Bay Saturday afternoon July 16th, 2011.
Photo: Tehaliwaskenhas-Bob Kennedy)

(arriving at T'sou-ke Nation Friday evening July 15th, 2011.
Photo: Tehaliwaskenhas-Bob Kennedy)

(Canoe journey paddlers move east off Peninsula after warm Port Townsend welcome 7/19/11
The annual Native American cultural event traces the ancestral trading routes of tribes from Western Washington and British Columbia.)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110720/NEWS/307209987/canoe-journey-paddlers-move-east-off-peninsula-after-warm-port

(Nineteen month old Scott Hill, a member of the Makah Tribe, waits on the beach at Fort Worden State Park for the arrival of the Tribal Canoe Journey. -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News )

( Below: Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs fan their paddles in a salute to a group of people on shore Thursday. The Cowlitz canoe is behind them, waiting for its turn to land at the beach at the Vancouver National Historic Site in Washington State - On Their Way to the Swinomish gathering July 25, 2011.)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/17/tribes-land-at-fort-vancouver/

Mission
Celebrate with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community as Canoe Journey events unfold in the waterfront village across the Rainbow Bridge from La Conner.
http://www.PaddleToSwinomish.com
About 150 canoes will travel to Swinomish from the Northwest and beyond.
Thousands of people are expected to attend.

Photos, Videos and MORE: http://paddletoswinomish.com/media/multi-media-links/
Join us for traditional welcoming ceremonies, dancing, storytelling, food, crafts, vendors, and much more during this week long event.

Loving, caring, and sharing together.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110710/news/307109991/canoe-journey-begins-its-2011-paddle-this-week-stopovers-include


Swinomish
PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waleela357/5769940363/
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Swinomish is the final destination of this year’s Canoe Journey,
but each stop along the way is as important as the next. . .

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2011 Inter-Island Tribal Canoe Journey: voyage of spirit, rejuvenation . . .
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/sanjuans/js ... 87333.html

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'To celebrate what it means to be who we are'
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/ ... 28448.html

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Science and Native Traditions Merge to Monitor Water Quality in Salish Sea
7/22/2011

SEATTLE — For the fourth year in a row, the USGS is working side by side with Coast Salish tribal peoples, monitoring the ecosystem health of the Salish Sea during their annual Tribal Canoe Journey. http://paddletoswinomish.org/media/

(2011 Tribal Journey viewtopic.php?p=13453#p13453 )

The USGS and Coast Salish canoe families are deploying YSI® scientific instruments called, "sondes" on 5 of the more than 100 canoes participating in the Journey.

The USGS instruments, towed by individual canoe families, will simultaneously take multiple measurements of water quality along three traditional canoe routes, collecting information about surface-water temperature, conductivity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity every 10 seconds. The data are used to create multiple water-property profiles across the Salish Sea and are posted online in near-real time on Google® maps.

The cool temperatures of early summer 2011 are already reflected in the initial results from south Puget Sound, where temperatures of surface waters are averaging 54.1 ºF. In 2009 they averaged 65.5 ºF, while in 2008 and 2010 the average water temperature of south Puget Sound was 58.0 ºF. These results show that the coastal waters, which are most affected by land-based runoff and critical for so many important species we depend on, can vary significantly.

The results reflect regional weather conditions, ocean mixing, and river runoff into the Salish Sea, which strongly affect habitats and ecosystems that provide food that has sustained Coast Salish peoples since time immemorial. Deteriorating water quality from land use (runoff of toxins, excess sediments and nutrients) and change in ocean conditions (such as warming or ocean acidification) threaten Salish Sea fish and shellfish, and the habitats that support them. Continuous water-quality monitoring is needed to better forecast how marine resources will be affected in an uncertain future of climate change.

In 2011, canoe families from Squaxin Island Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Sauk-Suiattle Tribe of western Washington, and Squamish First Nation and Musgamagw Tribe of British Columbia are participating in the study.

Canoe paddlers and scientists, traveling together, collect observational data and integrate indigenous knowledge with science to improve the understanding of the Salish Sea's natural history in ways science alone can not offer. The exchanges made between science and traditional knowledge within rural indigenous communities along the Journey facilitate an increased awareness of ecosystem issues, conservation and stewardship.

"There are few comprehensive studies of nearshore ecosystems along the thousands of miles of Salish Sea shoreline along which the Tribal Journey travels," says Dr. Eric Grossman of the USGS, scientific advisor for the project. "The Tribal Journey Water Quality Study is one effort among many needed to help quantify how land use and climate change are affecting this amazing ecosystem."

Blending USGS scientific technology and Coast Salish canoe traditions results in the ability to gather environmental information in locations not available to standard scientific research vessels and where data are needed to assess conditions facing endangered salmon and valued forage fish, shellfish, plants such as seagrasses, and birds that provide for human livelihood. Monitoring these indicators of environmental health over several years, builds a picture of long-term health of the ecosystem.

The Salish Sea Tribal Journey Water Quality Study,
( http://www.usgs.gov/features/coastsalish/ )
conducted during the Paddle to Swinomish is a partnership among western Washington tribes, British Columbia first nations, and scientists with the USGS and Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. http://paddletoswinomish.org/

Contact Information:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Communication
119 National Center
Reston, VA 20192 Leslie Gordon 1-click interview
Phone: 650-793-1534

Eric Grossman 1-click interview
Phone: 206-526-6282 x334

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Aug 09 2011

On July 21-23, Islanders (San Juan Islands) hosted over 230 tribal members from Heiltsuk, Kakawinchitl (Ahousaht), Bella Bella, Clayoquat, Cowichan, Songees, Tsawout, Victoria, Kwmut leleum and Lummi Nations from July 21-23.

Twelve canoes and their support crews traveled through the San Juan islands en route to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in La Conner. Seventy-eight canoes and thousands of people gathered in La Conner from July 25-31 for a week of traditional dancing, singing and celebration.

Friends of the San Juans was honored to coordinate this San Juan Islands stop-over with the support from individuals like you. It was truly an inter-island community involving many volunteers from service groups, churches, businesses and residents from Waldron, San Juan, Orcas, Shaw and Lopez (see names below).

This September we will host a special thank you party for all volunteers and share images, stories, and celebrate. If you would like to share any special photo’s of this historic gathering I am preparing a slide show for this event. Please email images to: stephanie@sanjuans.org or mail CD’s to P.O. Box 1344 Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

The exchanges made between islanders and Coast Salish culture bearers, with their traditional knowledge from their communities, increases our collective understanding of culture, conservation and stewardship in the Salish Sea. The resurgence of canoe journeys began in 1989 during the Suquamish Tribe’s “Paddle to Seattle.” Then, in 1993, the Heiltsuk Nation in Bella Bella, B.C., challenged all canoe nations to travel by canoe to their village participate in the Qutawas Festival.

Twenty-eight canoes answered that challenge.

Today, more than a 100 canoes from as many as 90 U.S. Tribes, Canadian First Nations and New Zealand and an estimated 12,000 people participate in the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys. People pull together, sing and dance in a sharing of culture to honor past, present and future generations.

A special thank you Swinomish Indian Tribal Community for allowing the San Juan community to support the 2011 Inter-Tribal Canoe Journey’s Paddle to Swinomish. And many thanks to the following islanders for your service. Your efforts were deeply appreciated. And my apologies for any incorrect name spellings or names that do not appear below.

Support Boats: Jeff and Diane Dyer S/V Bluebird, Jeff Iverson and Jana Marks M/V Standard II, Marshall Davis and Gary Gero S/V Spike Africa, Rocco and Linda Cappeto M/V Study Girl, Cynthia and Gunner Stark-Wickman M/V Liz B, Jamie Stephens M/V Ledger, Colin Hermans and Mike Lemming S/V Alciope, M/V, Zack Blomberg, Ken Burtness, Lark Dalton, Chad Lyons, Arvid Lindstrum, David Lyod, Vessel Assist.

Waldron Volunteers: Bob Schmoker, Camilla Loyd, Carson and Otto Sprenger, David Loyd, Dorothy Shayler, Fran Chevalier, John Orlman, Josie Scruton, Julie Carlson, Laurie Glenn, Mike Conner, Norma Campbell, Ryan Drum, Steve and Linnea Bensel, and many more.

San Juan Volunteers and Service Groups: Betsy Ferguson, Betty Nash, Dona Wuthnow, Rev Shannon, Jennifer Allen, Barbara Merritt, Brad Smith, Carol Anderson, Carol Kibble, Clark Casebolt, Cynthia Burke, Eleanor Hartmann, Gay Wilmerding, Helen Venata, Janna Gingras, John Straub, Katie Nollman, Lee Anderson, Lee Brooks, Maya Burnett-Thompson, Marilyn O’Conner, Nancy Maryboy, Shel Bedsole, Tami Hayes; Soroptimists: Anita Barreca, Bonnie Hendricks, Carol Capps, Carolee Maya, Cathy and Emily Tochluk, Dana Bune, Debbie Staelin, Ellen Roberts, Jana Meredith, Joyce Johnson, Judy Adams, Kathyrn Farron, Katie Loring, Kim Galton, Laura Jo Severson, Laura Tuttle, Lenora Bayuk, Liz Illg, Lori Stokes, Mary Ellen Courtney, Michelle Lyons, Nancy DeVaux, Pat Hansen, Peg LaBlanc, Robin Jacobson, Stephanie Buffum Field, Stephanie Primo-Sarantopolous, and Vivien Burnett. Marty and Paul Ahart, Amy and Malcomb Wynn, Sam McMain and Victor Capron. Unitarian Fellowship: Joann and Steve Ashlock, Jean Staben, Dick Coffee, Joanruth Baumann, Steve Ryan, Doris Van Allen. Friends of the San Juans: Barb and Dennis Conrad, Bill Watson, Colin Hermans, Cy Field, David Hoopes, Jana Marks, Janet Alderton, Karrie Copper, Kyle Loring, Leslie Viers, Louisa Nishitani, Lynn Bahrych, Marc and Dennis Florenza, Marta Nielson, Mike Kaill, Phil Johnson, Shirly Zyph, and Terrea Bennett. Lion’s Club: John Bostrom, Jim Carroll, John Towson; Leo’s Club: Shaughn Anderson.

Lopez Volunteers and Service Groups: Bob & Jan Sundquist, Bob & Patty Maxson, Bobbie DeVore, Brian & Jennell Kvistad, Bruce Botts, Canoe Island French Camp, Carol Steckler, Charlie Behnke and Amanda Tyler, Lopez Conservation Corps, Chom Chuenchom, Sangarasri Greacen, Chris Grecean, Christine Langley, Clive Prout, Cynthia Moffitt, Dandy Porter & Ernest Clifton, David Zapalac, Debbie Hayward, Deborah Bonneville, Diana Zapalac, Dianne Dyer, Dixie and Ken Budke, Donna Hasbrouck, Eric Hall and Elf Faye, Eric and Tina Nation, George and Carolyn Woodbury, George Lawson, Ginger Lowell, Gordon Gruenke, Gordon and Karen Jonasson, Gregg Blomberg, Hawk Arps, Henria Bainbridge, Irene Skyriver, Susan Bill, Jackie Ashe, Jaime & Summermoon Cordova, Jamie Stephens, Neal Andersen, John Ryan, Joyce Brinar, Juan Velasquez, Julie Van Camp, Karan Yvonne, Kathy Booth, Kay Keeler, Ken Akopiantz, Ken Burtness, Kenny Ferruggiarro, Kristi Carpine-Taber, Linda Brainerd, Linda Hudson, Liz Illg, Lynn & Marlys Waller, Marjoe Davidson, Mary Bywater Cross, Milla Prince, George Meilak, Natalie Wilson, Nick Teague, Pamela Maresten, Patsy Haber, Patty Ward, Paul Lewis, Rhea Miller, Read and Marianne Langenbach, Ron Metcalf, Sally & Tom Reeve, San Olson, Shantparv Roloff, Sheila Metcalf, Steven Wrubleski, Sue Roundy, Susanne Cunningham, Tim Clark, Todd Goldsmith, Sandy Bishop, and Zack Blomberg, Lopez Community Land Trust, Cloud Community, Lutheran Fellowship.

Businesses, Schools & Government: Arctic Raven, Blossoms Grocery, Columbia Sportsware, Cynthia’s Of Course, Griffin Bay Bookstore, Heritage Farm, Islands Bicycle, Kings Market, Outdoor Odyssey, Otak, Moss Green Screen Printing, Port of Friday Harbor, San Juan County Fair, Rising Tide Graphics, Roche Harbor, San Juan Coffee Roasting Company, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau, San Juan Prevention Coalition, San Juan Propane, San Juan Transit, Spring Street International School, Thrift House, Tif and Gif Creative, Town of Friday Harbor, U.S. Customs, U.S. Senator Cantwell’s Chief of Staff Sally Hintz.

Hy'Shqe for all your support.

Stephanie Buffum Field, Friends of the San Juans Executive Director, 2011 Inter-tribal Canoe Journey San Juans Stop-Over Coordinator

Upcoming Canoe Journey Hosts:

2012:Squaxin Island, Wash., (Olympia); 2013:Quinault, Wash., (outer Washington coast); 2014: Bella Bella, B.C.

Past Tribal Canoe Journey Hosts:

1989, Suquamish, Wash. 1993, Bella Bella, B.C. 1994, Puget Sound. 1995, Puget Sound. 1996, Indigenous Games. 1997, LaPush, Wash. 1998, Puyallup, Wash. 1999, Ahousaht, B.C. 2000, Songhees Nation, B.C. 2001, Squamish Nation, B.C. 2002, Quinault, Wash. 2003, Tulalip Wash. 2004, Chemainus, B.C. 2005, Lower Elwha, Wash. 2006, Muckleshoot, Wash. 2007, Lummi, Wash. 2008, Cowichan, B.C. 2009, Suquamish, Wash. 2011, Swinomish, Wash

Source: San Juan Journal

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Squaxin host of 2012 Tribal Canoe Journey
http://paddletosquaxin2012.org/
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New Zealand waka taua Te Hono ki Aotearoa
will participate in 2012 Tribal Canoe Journey in Pacific Northwest

July 2012
From the Queens Diamond Jubilee River Pageant to the USA Tribal Canoe journeys 2012

The New Zealand waka taua Te Hono ki Aotearoa was part of 1000 vessels on the River Thames celebrating the Queens 60th reign at the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant in June which involved a 27 kilometre paddle with 1.3 million people lining the shores of the River Thames and 3.2 billion people around the world watching by television.

There had been a great deal of interest in the waka and support for its presence in London from throughout both Britain and New Zealand. Waka continue to stir great excitement internationally when on public display.

This time 2 members involved in that historic event will now be embarking on an epic 130 mile ‘Tribal Canoe Journey’ paddle to Squaxin Island territory in the Puget Sound USA with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. The Canoe journey exchange with the Grand Ronde has been ongoing since 2009 with their members also participating in the Waitangi Waka Pageants on the 6th February.

Chappy Harrison from Kaitaia, who captained the NZ waka in the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant, will accompany Joe Conrad, who participated in last years Tribal Canoe Journeys. Both Chappy and Joe are the Captains for Nga Toki Matawhaorua, the largest waka taua in the country. They depart New Zealand on the 19th July 2012.

About Toi Māori Aotearoa:
Toi Māori Aotearoa is the national organisation for Māori art and artists and receives major funding from Te Waka Toi, the Māori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand.

http://www.maoriart.org.nz

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Squaxin host of 2012 Tribal Canoe Journey
https://new.livestream.com/accounts/889 ... ts/1018859

https://new.livestream.com/accounts/889018/events/1018859
(Watch the 2012 Canoe Journey hosted by the Squaxin Island Tribe)

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More VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... oq=Squaxin

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http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/31/2 ... er-at.html

PHOTOS: http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/31/2 ... tocol.html

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Tribal Canoe Journey 2012 . . .one of the biggest turnouts in 23 years. . .
http://www.fifefreepress.com/news/view/ ... rney-2012/

http://www.fifefreepress.com/news/view/ ... rney-2012/

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Ahousaht@2012 Squaxin Canoe Journey
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/v/Gv9tKX9u2bM

Ahousaht @ Paddle to Squaxin Island
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/v/ckKKHZWkJSc
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Quinault Nation takes the floor on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Paddle to Squaxin Island.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/v/H-sfuvUV6DQ
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Landing: July 29th, 2012Olympia, Washington
Potlatch Protocol: July 30th - August 5th, Squaxin Island Reservation
http://paddletosquaxin2012.org/
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PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwifc/sets ... 684846444/

2012 Tribal Canoe Journey in Washington state. . .
http://www.westseattleherald.com/2012/0 ... lki-beach#


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Voices of the 2012 Tribal Canoe Journey
http://www.northkitsapherald.com/news/163596836.html


PHOTOS: http://www.kitsapsun.com/photos/galleri ... e-journey/


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Canoe Paddle Exhibition. . .
PHOTOS: http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/14/v ... ympia.html

(Sunny McCloud (left) and Chay Squally dance with the Nisqually Canoe Family Drummers during ceremonies to open the Leschi Paddle exhibit at the State Capitol Museum in Olympia on Saturday. )
http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/14/2 ... ympia.html

Honoring Chief Leschi
SATURDAY, JULY 14 > 11:30 AM to 3 PM
Olympia

Opening day for a special limited showing of Chief Leschi’s c. 1850s canoe paddle in conjunction with Paddle to Squaxin 2012. This rare opportunity to view a treasured object from the Washington State Historical Society collection ends August 4. Honored speakers of the day include Nisqually tribal chairwoman Cynthia Iyall, Leschi descendant Larry Seaberg, and Historical Society director Jennifer Kilmer. The special program includes a traditional welcome, a canoe paddle carving demonstration with Philip Red Eagle, a traditional Salish flute music performance by Garry Stroutsos, and basket weaving and storytelling with Harvest Moon.


The Canoe Way of Knowledge—A Canoe Way of Life
TUESDAY, JULY 17 @ 6 PM
Olympia

The film Canoe Way: The Sacred Journey documents the annual tribal canoe journeys of Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Indigenous tribes and First Nations from Oregon, Washington, Canada, and Alaska follow their ancestral pathways through the waters of Puget Sound, the Inside Passage, and the Northwest Coast. Families and youth reconnect with the past and each other. Ancient songs, dances, regalia, ceremonies, and language were almost lost and are coming back. The South Sound welcomes Paddle to Squaxin 2012, hosted by the Squaxin People. Following the film screening, producer Philip Red Eagle will host a discussion and presentation in the museum garden on the history of Canoe Journey, which he helped to found over 20 years ago, and the importance it plays in tribal culture today.

Capital Museum Joins Paddle to Squaxin 2012
SUNDAY, JULY 29 > 10 AM to 6 PM
Free Public Program, Olympia

The State Capital Museum and the Olympia Historical Society cohost a hospitality tent on the Olympia waterfront, welcoming the tribal canoes of Paddle to Squaxin 2012. The tent is a starting point for walking tours, cosponsored by the Thurston County Historic Commission, of little-known sites associated with Native American history along the waterfront. The tours, which start at 11 AM, and 1 and 3 PM, highlight both traditional and modern sites in the Olympia area, affirming the continuum of Native American culture over the city’s long history. Children can create their own paper canoes with artist Nora Walsh, basket-weave with Harvest Moon, and explore recreated traditional Native American hand tools. Olympia Historical Society will display period artifacts and images of the city.