Rough weather prompted some changes in the route for some participants of this year's InterTribal Canoe Journey.

Many of the 16 canoes had to forgo part of the journey to the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation. Only a crew from the Makah Nation padded the entire route. A Nisqually Tribe canoe ended up tipping and breaking but all aboard were rescued.

Overall, more than 70 canoes, representing tribes in the United States and Canada, are taking part in the journey. They are divided into different routes, with the Muckleshoot Reservation as their final destination.

A special women's canoe, the Pink Paddle Project, consists of 11 cancer survivors. This is their first journey.

It's also a first for the Grande Ronde Tribes of Oregon. The crew named the boat Stankiya, which means coyote.

Get the Story:
Rough waters? No problem for canoeists who employ modern means to arrive in Port Angeles (The Peninsula Daily News 7/26)
Curios from the Canoe Journey (The Peninsula Daily News 7/26)
Port Madison tide draws in canoes (The North Kitsap Herald 7/26)

Relevant Links:
Tribal Journeys blog - http://tribaljourneys.wordpress.com
Paddle Journey - http://community-2.webtv.net/bensuecharles/
PADDLEJOURNEY2001/index.html

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