Four canoes launched from South Harbor on Sunday morning to paddle to Juneau for Celebration. The Kéet Yaakw, pictured left, is Petersburg Indian Association's first canoe of its kind and this is its inaugural journey.
The "Kéet Yaakw" – or the killer whale canoe – launched from Petersburg on Sunday morning and reignited a tradition of canoe-based transportation – the first such departure in at least 100 years.
Traveling by canoe to Celebration – the biennial gathering of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian tribes in Juneau – has been a tradition for tribes in the region. This year Petersburg joins the paddling tradition for the first time since Celebration became an event.
ShaaL'aanee Brandon Ware is Petersburg's skipper for the journey.
"I advocated for the launch out of Petersburg, and everyone agreed," Brandon...
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