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Nathan Mitchell
42:56 - 43:33
"And my son and I just completed the journey, the canoe journey here, and I can't tell you how special that was. The warm welcome that we received and then continue on into celebration has just been super special for us to be welcomed back here again amongst family. And it's just something that I needed badly, being gone for so long. I missed this. I really did."
“And my son and I just completed the journey, the canoe journey here, and I can't tell you how special that was. The warm welcome that we received and then continue on into celebration has just been super special for us to be welcomed back here again amongst family. And it's just something that I needed badly, being gone for so long. I missed this. I really did.”
- Speaker
- Nathan Mitchell
- Timestamp
- 42:56 – 43:33
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- June 6, 2026
From the transcript
And my son and I just completed the journey, the canoe journey here, and I can't tell you how special that was. The warm welcome that we received and then continue on into celebration has just been super special for us to be welcomed back here again amongst family. And it's just something that I needed badly, being gone for so long. I missed this. I really did.
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