Tribal Journeys canoes to stop at Alki Beach again this year

IMG_5343(WSB photo from canoes’ 2016 arrival on Alki)

More than 100 canoes representing Pacific Northwest Native tribes/nations (listed here) are registered for this year’s regional Tribal Journey, the Power Paddle to Puyallup. Two days before the official July 28th arrival in the South Sound, canoes will land at Alki Beach for an overnight stay hosted by the Muckleshoot Tribe. The landings map on the journey website shows Thursday, July 26th, as the day for the Alki arrival, and we have confirmed the date with Muckleshoot cultural director Willard Bill Jr., who says they expect to start receiving canoe families at Alki around noon that day. (They will then travel by land to the Muckleshoot Powwow Grounds in Auburn.) Every year a different tribe/nation in the region hosts the celebration at the end of the journey route; here’s what Puyallup Tribal Council chair Bill Sterud has written about this year’s event.

P.S. Some canoes will be trackable via this map.

2 Replies to "Tribal Journeys canoes to stop at Alki Beach again this year"

  • Lyanda July 25, 2018 (8:16 am)

    Where exactly will they be landing? Thanks!

    • WSB July 25, 2018 (8:23 am)

      Usually it’s on the sand just east of the Bathhouse.

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