Skokomish tribal member Delbert Miller's canoe, arriving at final protocols in Chemainus

Delbert Miller's (Skokomish) red canoe is flanked on the right by Nisqually's Squally Absch. Canoe family and pullers Tony Sanchez, Grace Hyasman and brian Douglas can be seen. These canoes are in the rack up awaiting permission to land at Chemainus/Stz'uminus First Nation, Shell beac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frazier, Allen
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Washington State Library
Subjects:
Canoes; Indigenous peoples; Indian reservations; Cedar Canoes; Chemainus First Nation; Coast Salish; Cultural resurgence; Nisqually Indian Tribe; Pacific Northwest Tribal Culture; Paddle to Stz'uminus; Regalia; Spiritual healing; Stz'uminus First Nation; Substance abuse prevention;
Canada
Pacific
Indian
British Columbia
First Nations
Online Access:http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/nisqually,167
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Summary:Delbert Miller's (Skokomish) red canoe is flanked on the right by Nisqually's Squally Absch. Canoe family and pullers Tony Sanchez, Grace Hyasman and brian Douglas can be seen. These canoes are in the rack up awaiting permission to land at Chemainus/Stz'uminus First Nation, Shell beach. Note how they hold each other in formation. Images in this collection document the Nisqually Indian Tribe's participation in the Tribal Canoe Journeys, an annual celebration of canoe culture by Coast Salish peoples from British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington. In 2004, the event was known as the "Paddle to Chemainus," hosted by the Stz'uminus First Nation.

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