Hosting the 2016 Canoe Journey Paddle to Nisqually was like bringing the Olympics, the Super Bowl and a major concert to the reservation near Yelm, about 15 miles east of Olympia. The tribal canoe ...

Every summer members of Coastal Salish tribes gather to make a canoe journey to celebrate their native lands and their culture. It's a tradition that began in 1989, but has been consistent since 1993.

SALISH SEA — Dozens of tents lined the beach Sunday in Lummi Nation, the smell of saltwater and seaweed wafting off the waves. Members of Coast Salish tribes roused from their sleeping bags around 9 a ...

LUMMI RESERVATION — The fire was ready. It was time for the final critical step in the construction of the Stillaguamish Tribe’s first dugout canoe in more than a century. With hooks, they hoisted a ...

TULALIP — Do not call a Coast Salish canoe a boat. A boat conjures images of metal, machine construction and paint. The “b” word just doesn’t fit. Carved from huge, whole Western red cedar logs, the ...

AUBURN, Wash. — All week, tribes have been sharing stories and community as part of this year's canoe journey, "Paddle to Muckleshoot." It's the first time reuniting for the tradition since before the ...

WASHINGTON — For centuries, the cedar canoes of the Coast Salish Indians have plied the inland waters of Washington state and British Columbia, carrying trading goods, raiding parties and families ...

Jan. 6 was a typical overcast day in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Few of the tech workers from the nearby offices of Amazon, Google, and Microsoft were outside at lunchtime. Only a few ...

The marvel that is the canoe is told in the featured exhibit at the Tulalip Hibulb Cultural Center, an accredited tribal museum located in one of Washington's most bustling areas for visitors. OK, ...

Lummi Nation artist Yolanda Felix-Wilbur discusses the meaning behind her piece depicting the Lummi Nation’s history, canoe journey and the tradition of the potlatch. It reads through symbolism on two ...

More than 150 years after Seattle’s government tried to ban Native residents and more than 50 years after Native activists embarked on a campaign to regain waterfront access in the city, a space ...