Canoeists from the Wrangell and One People Canoe Society landed at Shakes Island on Thursday. They encompassed groups from Kake, Kasaan, Port Protection, Yakutat, Juneau and other communities in Southeast.
Katelynn Gillen, a student in Wrangell’s Tlingit-Haida Head Start program, was one of the singers and drummers during the parade.
James Crippen, flanked by elders and clan members from Wrangell and abroad, welcomes the canoeists ashore.
A trio of Southeast elders takes part in the rededication ceremony on Saturday morning. From left: Lawrence Bahovic of Wrangell, Marvin Kadake of Kake, and Ben Didrickson of Klukwan. Watching behind them are, from left, Ken Hoyt, Joel Churchill, Gary Stevens and Ernie Christian.
Wrangell’s Marge Byrd, center, dances during the exit from the high school gym on Saturday night.
Kevin Callahan, Jr., a descendant of the Tribal House, dances during the ceremony following the landing of the canoes on Shakes Island on Thursday, May 2.
Wrangell’s Gil Gunderson, center, was afforded a place of honor at the front and center of the Chief Shakes Tribal House during the rededication ceremony.
James Crippen leads Tlingit Elder Marge Byrd as she prepares to place her hands in red paint that will mark the north corner post of the Tribal House.
Members of the Shtax’heen Kwaan dance group performed for nearly 125 guests inside the Chief Shakes Tribal House during its rededication ceremony on Saturday, May 4.
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