The Nooksack Indian Tribe greeted canoes landing at Birch Bay State Park for a stop along the Paddle to Puyallup Canoe Journey on Monday, July 22. The canoe landing was followed with a salmon dinner at bp Heron Center.
About 50 tribes and First Nations located in Washington, Alaska and B.C. were anticipated to participate in the canoe journey, with stops running from Squamish, B.C. to the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island.
The canoe journey is an annual tradition for the tribes to travel their ancestral waterways. This year’s journey focuses on youth.
Canoes are making their way to the traditional territory of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, where they will land July 31 and stay for a week of celebrations.
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