The final destination for this year's Tribal Canoe Journey was the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. The tribe welcomed nearly 100 canoes from all over the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia…
KPLU's Liam Moriarty has a conversation with Micah McCarty, Makah tribal councilman, about the People of the Cape as part of the Reflections on the Water, Conversations about the Salish…
The canoe families from Washington and B.C. are starting to make their way toward Suquamish this week. To follow the landing dates, where canoes will be pulling into over the…
Tribal canoes are participating in a water quality study in partnership with the USGS for a second year. Five canoes will tow water quality probes during the annual Tribal Canoe Journey, which culminates at Suquamish Aug. 3-8.
To learn about what happens on and in the water, one of the best places to be is in the belly of a canoe — about a foot away from the surface, moving more slowly than most other vessels. That’s why federal scientists have asked tribal canoeists, for the second year in a row, to help them find out more about the health of the water in the Puget Sound region. (more…)
Coast Salish tribes will gather Saturday at Boulevard Park in Bellingham, ahead of the Tribal Canoe Journey.
The public is invited to the Coast Salish Day celebration, which begins at 11 a.m., with canoes scheduled to land at noon. Activities include native art, the traditional bone game slahal, canoe rides and food vendors. (more…)
During this summer’s annual Canoe Journey, Northwest tribes plan to blend modern science with traditional ways, by collecting water quality data from their canoes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is…
The (Everett) Herald reported on plans for tribal canoes to measure water quality throughout the region during the Canoe Journey this summer: Canoes traveling on five or six of the…
The Bellingham Herald has two stories today on the arrival of the canoes: Tribal paddlers arrive for festivities Volunteers help tribal paddle event go smoothly Thousands flocked to the shores…
Canoes are scheduled to land this afternoon at Lummi: The Bellingham Herald North Kitsap Herald Peninsula Daily News
The Seattle P-I and (Everett) Herald covered the canoe landing yesterday in Mukilteo:
The Seattle P-I:
Long canoes built in the Northwest style crowded an easily overlooked stretch of rocky Mukilteo beach Thursday, marking a return 152 years in the making.