"The canoe represents Native life at its fullest" -- Emmett Oliver, Quinalt
(Civilization.CA: Lootaas arrives at Skidegate)
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Traditional Tlingit Canoe Building Ceremonies
"The canoe represents Native life at its fullest" -- Emmett Oliver, Quinalt |
(Civilization.CA: Lootaas arrives at Skidegate) |
| Tree felling ceremony, where animal skins are spread on the ground to soften the trees fall. | |
| Canoe dedication ceremonies, example at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage |
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| Canoe steaming ceremony, example with Wayne Price, at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage |
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| Canoe launching ceremony, at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Launching is in salt water "...for varying ceremonial and spiritual reasons, each boat benefits physically from contact with sea water"--Margaret Nelson, ANHC. |
Contact: Fritz Funk (fritzf@alaska.net)