Youth at protocols following Paddle to Chemainus

These young watchers at protocols have either just finished or are awaiting their performance in the Big House at Chemainus First Nation. Images in this collection document the Nisqually Indian Tribe's participation in the Tribal Canoe Journeys, an annual celebration of canoe culture by Coast S...

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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; Chemainus First Nation; Cultural resurgence; Protocols; Regalia; Paddle to Stz'uminus; Paddle to Chemainus; Pacific Northwest Tribal Culture; Spiritual healing; Stz'uminus First Nation; Substance abuse prevention;
Canada
Pacific
Indian
British Columbia
Watchers
First Nations
Online Access:http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/nisqually,179
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Summary:These young watchers at protocols have either just finished or are awaiting their performance in the Big House at Chemainus First Nation. 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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