Tribal Canoe Journey 2008: Paddle to Cowichan
2008 PADDLE TO COWICHAN
July 28, 2008 109 canoes arrived at Cowichan Tribes Territory, British Columbia, Canada. (Cowichan is near Duncan, on Vancouver Island, B.C.). Canoe Protocol continued to August 1.
Cowichan welcomed Canoe Families for this year's events. The Cowichan Tribes hosted the end of Tribal Journey 2008, PADDLE TO COWICHAN Native Canoe Journey events July 28th through August 1, followed by the North American Indigenous Games events continuing from Aug. 3 to Aug. 10.
Traditional ocean-going canoes, from many canoe cultures and nations made the journey to Cowichan, traveling from as far north as the Queen Charlotte Islands, and as far south as Oregon State, with the largest number of canoes originating from Native Nations and Tribes of Washington State, USA, and British Columbia, Canada.
Journey Coordinator is Dawnda Nahanee
See: http://community-2.webtv.net/bensuecharles/PADDLEJOURNEY2001/
Photos in this gallery cover the tribal canoe journey landing on July 28 as well as various events in the protocol throughout the entire week. We hope that these images convey just a fraction of the joy, triumph and spirit of these great events.
The last of the photos were loaded on August 5, '08. Huy ch q'u!
Read MoreJuly 28, 2008 109 canoes arrived at Cowichan Tribes Territory, British Columbia, Canada. (Cowichan is near Duncan, on Vancouver Island, B.C.). Canoe Protocol continued to August 1.
Cowichan welcomed Canoe Families for this year's events. The Cowichan Tribes hosted the end of Tribal Journey 2008, PADDLE TO COWICHAN Native Canoe Journey events July 28th through August 1, followed by the North American Indigenous Games events continuing from Aug. 3 to Aug. 10.
Traditional ocean-going canoes, from many canoe cultures and nations made the journey to Cowichan, traveling from as far north as the Queen Charlotte Islands, and as far south as Oregon State, with the largest number of canoes originating from Native Nations and Tribes of Washington State, USA, and British Columbia, Canada.
Journey Coordinator is Dawnda Nahanee
See: http://community-2.webtv.net/bensuecharles/PADDLEJOURNEY2001/
Photos in this gallery cover the tribal canoe journey landing on July 28 as well as various events in the protocol throughout the entire week. We hope that these images convey just a fraction of the joy, triumph and spirit of these great events.
The last of the photos were loaded on August 5, '08. Huy ch q'u!
