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Greg Archuleta places the
first salmon near the fire
to cook during the First
Salmon Ceremony held at the
McLean House in West Linn
on Monday, May 6. A Tribal
First Salmon Ceremony has
not taken place for 130 years
on the Willamette River and
the first salmon came from
Willamette Falls.
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A crane watches over the
salmon as it cooks during the
First Salmon Ceremony held
at the McLean House in West
Linn on Monday, May 6. Five
of these wooden cranes were
placed near the Willamette
River five days before the
ceremony to watch the first
salmon arrive.
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Tribal Elder Bernadine Shriver gets a piece of salmon during the First Salmon
Ceremony held at the McLean House in West Linn on Monday, May 6. Also in
line are, from second from right, Tribal Council members Cheryle A. Kennedy
and Kathleen Tom, Tribal Elder Deborah Anderson, Tribal Council member
June Sherer and Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno. Part of the ceremony
requires everyone in attendance to eat a piece of the salmon and that all of
the fish gets eaten.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
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Nokoa Mercier hands Lisa Archuleta a cooper salmon that Tribal Council
member Jon A. George, in cedar hat, made to commemorate the First Salmon
Ceremony held at the McLean House in West Linn on Monday, May 6.
At left, Jade linger fillets the first salmon before it is traditionally cooked
during the First Salmon Ceremony held at the McLean House in West Linn
on Monday, May 6.