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Journey 2008 Canoe Routes List
West Coast Washington Route (Starts July 18 from Taholah) San Juan Route (Starts July 20 from Nooksack) Puget Sound Route (Starts July 20 from Squaxin) Nuu chah nulth – Westcoast Vancouver Is. (Starts July 13 – see below) Northern Route – Bella Coola to Port Hardy, BC (Starts July 7 from Bella Coola) Port Hardy to Quw'utsun - Salish Sea Route (Starts July 17)
Detailed list on TribalJourneys.com CLICK HERE
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Watching the canoes come in for landing ceremonies. Photo by Native Media © 2002 Preserving and celebrating the native indigenous history and culture of the Americas takes various forms of expression. For example... It is a huge misconception to equate all "Indians" or "Native Americans" with Pow Wow's, TeePee's, bows and arrows, full war bonnet feather head dresses, and other Hollywood portrails - some of which may or may not be acurate. In fact - cultural expression including, art, language, attire, ceremonies, foods, and other traditions will vary depending on the region and the individual tribe and band of native indigenous people. Similar to the individuality of the nations and ethnicities in Europe. Each Tribe is a Nation with their own individualities, languages, and traditions. The Potlatch tradition is the Coastal Native Culture way. Life for the coastal tribes was always connected to the water for food and means of travel. Following this tradition... several annual Native / First Nations events are expressions of the coastal culture, one of the largest being the Native Canoe Journey events, also referred to as "Tribal Journeys". For insights on Canoe events, preparing for and participating in the canoe journeys, you may visit the PADDLE JOURNEY and CANOE-INFO websites. This information is suitable for education, training, and media press release purposes. There are many ways to learn about and participate in these events.
These events are primarily for the Native Tribal Communities, but people of all nations view and participate in them.
These are "Family-Friendly" events with strictly enforced non-alcohol and non-drug rules of conduct.
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Ocean going Native Canoes landed for a stay-over at Port Townsend, Washington. Photo by Native Media © 2002 LIST OF ALL NATIVE CANOE JOURNEYS Paddle to Seattle, WA ~ 1989
Paddle to Bella Bella, B.C. ~ 1993
Full Circle Youth Paddle (in the Greater Puget Sound of Washington State) ~ 1994, 95 and 96
Paddle to LaPush, WA ~ 1997
Paddle to Puyallup, WA ~ 1998
Paddle to Ahousaht, B.C. ~ 1999
Paddle to Songees, B.C. ~ 2000
Paddle to Pendleton, OR ~ 2000
Paddle to Squamish, B.C. ~ 2001
Paddle to Quinault at Taholah, WA ~ 2002
Paddle to Tulalip, WA ~ 2003
Paddle to Chemainus, B.C. ~ 2004
Paddle to Elwha at Port Angeles, WA ~ 2005
Paddle to Muckleshoot at Auburn, WA ~ 2006 Paddle to Lummi, WA ~ 2007 Paddle to Cowichan, B. C. ~ 2008 Paddle to Suquamish, WA ~ 2009 Paddle to Makah at Neah Bay, WA ~ 2010 Want more information? Click Here.
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Phil Charles, Jr. gives entry speech as the Elwha Klallam canoe lands for the Paddle to Elwha 2005. Photo by Native Media. An historic happening, sometimes referred to as the "canoe resurgence" began in 1989 with the Paddle to Seattle with nine native canoes. Four years later, twenty-three Native Nations ocean-going canoes accepted the challenge to paddle to the village of Bella Bella in British Columbia, Canada in 1993. Several thousand people gathered there with an unshakable vision for the future and connection to the past. Thus was born a cultural urgency to continue these PADDLE JOURNEYS drawing upon traditional ways and structured to help build the Native Tribal Communities, giving hope to elders and youth alike.
Since that time, there have been many Native Paddle Journeys, increasing in numbers and enthusiasm. More on Tribal Journeys...
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