We went to our first Salmon Ceremony experience today up at the Tulalip Tribes. We all felt honored to be a part of this event, which is open to the community. This is a special event for the Tulalip people and a time to celebrate the return of the salmon with all. Photos are not permitted in the longhouse, but I did gather a few from the time we spent outside after the many songs, dances and stories we heard while in the longhouse.We all followed the drummers and singers down to the water after a messanger announced a visitor had come:
We all followed the visitor up to the community center where we enjoyed a large lunch of salmon and more all together. After that, the visitor was taken back out to the water to go tell his salmon family that the Tulalip people are good people, and they should all come this way.
The drummers and singers then sang the happy song once more as the kids threw rocks in the water and an eagle flew by overhead. Thank you Tulalip tribal members for sharing this tradition with us, we hope to enjoy it again one day.
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