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JUNE 1, 2023
chicha is filled with giveaway items during the canoe’s naming ceremony held at achaf-hammi plankhouse on Saturday, May 20.
Canoe naming
chicha, chinuk wawa for <grandma,= was the name given to the
Wellness canoe during a naming ceremony held at achaf-hammi plank-
house on Saturday, May 20. Almost 100 people attended the event
to celebrate the canoe, healing in the community and to welcome the
canoe to the community. The Health & Wellness Center commissioned
Tribal member Brian Krehbiel to build the canoe to bring culture into
the clinic. Dinner, drumming, singing and dancing followed the nam-
ing ceremony.
Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe hands out T-shirts during the
Wellness Canoe Naming ceremony.
Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison speaks,
as Tribal member Brian Krehbiel holds
the microphone for her, at the Wellness
Canoe Naming Ceremony held at achaf-
hammi on Saturday, May 20. It was
the last public appearance by Harrison
before she walked on Sunday, May 21.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
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