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Grand Ronde Canoe
Family member Sarah
Ros, left, dances a fun
dance to the "The Blue
Heron Song" during
the annual Chinook
Winter Gathering at the
Cathlapotle Plankhouse
on the Rldgefield
Wildlife Refuge in
Rldgefield, Wash., on
Saturday, Jan. 19.
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With outside temperatures in the 30s and temperatures inside the
plankhouse not much higher, Miguel Adams bundled up to try to stay
warm.
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Tribal Council member Jon A. George, right, talks with Chinook Indian Nation
Tribal Council Vice Chairman Sam Robinson, left, and his wife Mildred during
the annual Chinook Winter Gathering at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse on the
Rldgefield Wildlife Refuge in Rldgefield, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 19. They
were discussing cedar hats and George was telling them about his hat that he
recently completed.
Grand Ronde Canoe Family
members Nick Atanacio,
left, and Bobby Mercier sing
and drum during the annual
Chinook Winter Gathering at
the Cathlapotle Plankhouse
on the Rldgefield Wildlife
Refuge in Rldgefield, Wash.,
on Saturday, Jan. 1 9.
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Photos by Michelle Alaimo