Dugout canoe on Lake LaBarge near Whitehorse, Yukon awaits their “invite”
Ann Smith and Clarissa Rizal will dress in their regalia to be a part of the welcoming ceremony of the canoe arrival to shore
Welcoming song for the canoe to come ashore – the ritual is symbolic of the visitors (in this case, the visitors are the council of First Nations’ annual meeting for a week from all across Canada this year held in Whitehorse) being welcomed ashore by the people of the Kwaanlin Dun Nation.
- Canoe goes ashore amongst the reeds and grasses to find a natural “port.”
Photograph of the long dock after the ceremony
A fine feathered friend’s life has ended in the powerfully, beautiful landscape of Lake LaBarge