
Karen Tog
125:38 - 126:15
"Canoes came from Wrangell, Petersburg, first one from Petersburg in 100 years, from Kake and Ketchikan, Sitka, Angoon, Hoonah, and I was on the one from Haines in a traditional dugout canoe by master carver Wayne Price."
“Canoes came from Wrangell, Petersburg, first one from Petersburg in 100 years, from Kake and Ketchikan, Sitka, Angoon, Hoonah, and I was on the one from Haines in a traditional dugout canoe by master carver Wayne Price.”
They showed what we can do when we come together to accomplish what what seems to be impossible goals. Canoes came from Wrangell, Petersburg, first one from Petersburg in 100 years, from Kake and Ketchikan, Sitka, Angoon, Hoonah, and I was on the one from Haines in a traditional dugout canoe by master carver Wayne Price.
Sealaska Heritage Institute opened Celebration 2026 in Juneau with traditional canoe arrivals from eight Southeast Alaska communities. Speakers framed the gathering's theme, Enduring Strength, as a response to external political forces and internal community challenges.
