MAY 15, 2017
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Jade Unger filets salmon during the fifth annual First Salmon Ceremony held at the McLean House in West Linn on Friday, May 5.
Ceremony turns five
Tribal Elder Greg Archuleta prepares salmon for cooking during the
fifth annual First Salmon Ceremony held at the McLean House in West
Linn on Friday, May 5.
Miguel Adams, right, hands a cup with salmon in it to Harris Reibach during the
fifth annual First Salmon Ceremony held at the McLean House in West Linn on
Friday, May 5. Part of the ceremony involves everyone in attendance eating a
piece of the first salmon. After that there was a potluck dinner. Standing next to
Reibach is his wife, Teal.
From left, Jade
Unger, Miguel
Adams, Brian
Krehbiel, Bobby
Mercier, Jordan
Mercier and Chris
Bailey sing during
the fifth annual First
Salmon Ceremony.
From left, Tribal Council Vice Chair Cheryle
A. Kennedy, West Linn Mayor Russ Axelrod
and Tribal Council member Kathleen George
talk during the fifth annual First Salmon
Ceremony. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George
also attended the ceremony.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo