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All Photos by Sue Charles / NW Native Media Productions. Copyright 2009.
- Evening view, Canoes at Suquamish 2009
- Traditional fibers woven hat at Suquamish 2009.
- Suquamish Chairman receives mask for tribe.
- Children quietly listen during protocol.
- Elwha Chairperson speaks for protocol
- Families are the norm for Tribal Journey events.
- Tribal Journey gatherings are multi-generational
- Elwha Klallam participants
- People relaxing around the canoes.
- Canoe Skipper passes by canoes
- Child by canoe in front of Hospitality House
- Playing jump rope with tie-up of a canoe
- Canoes at Suquamish 2009 – Photo by Native Media / Sue Charles
- Boys relaxing by the canoes
- Canoes with people relaxing around them
- People relaxing around the canoes
- The sleek lines of the sea going canoes
- Baby girl wanders through the canoes.
- Chief Frank Nelson Canoe: Vancouver Island
- Canoe puller takes a nap by the canoe
- People around the canoes
- Watching protocol at Suquamish
- Lower Elwha stopover at Port Angeles.
- A prayer blessing for safety on the journey
- Lone puller makes her way to the canoe
- Canoe takes off after a few days rest at Elwha
- Pullers will soon board their canoe and follow
- *Paddles In* and on their way to next stop
- Anxious to be on the way
- Asking permission to leave Elwha Territory
- Canoe on beach at Lower Elwha stopover
- Taking off after protocol
Anyone wishing to submit photos of the 2009 journey will get full credit and your own photo gallery page on this site. Contact us through the comment feature of this site. Thank you.
Mark Gauti Invites you to view his Journey 2009 Photo Gallery CLICK HERE to see his amazing photo images. (Thank you Mark for making these available to view!)
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Frank, this is Tim, I would like to be your friend on Facebook. Where are you going to start tribal journeys next year? Hope to meet up with you and Dianne. Please reply to Tim safar on facebook. Thank you.
Here is a link to some video shots of the 2009 Tribal Canoe Journey landing in Suquamish with a special thanks to all the volunteers.
I guess I should have added the link huh?
http://public.fotki.com/WSagazoid/canoe-journey-2009/
Here is a link to the pictures I took on my first journey to Suquamish. Our first journey was in honor of my great uncle Emmett Oliver. I am member of the Oliver Canoe family. Our family canoe is the Willapa Spirit, a name Emmett came up with himself.
http://public.fotki.com/WSagazoid/canoe-journey-2009/
I got a photo gallery of tribal journeys 2009 at
http://markgauti.smugmug.com/gallery/9293561_hLpoe#621040586_5nJ2V
Mark