Dozens of tribes from Washington, Alaska and Canada will be celebrating all week as the 005 Tribal Canoe Journey kicks off on the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation in Washington.

An estimated 70 canoes representing the tribes make their formal landing on the reservation today. Four Aleut crews from Alaska traveled the furthest

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is hosting this year's celebration. More than 5,000 people are expected to attend this week's festivities.

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Tradition, warm greetings mark tribal canoes' Jamestown landing (The Peninsula Daily News 8/1)
Canoe journey participants paddle into Port Townsend (The Peninsula Daily News 8/1)
Where, when to watch the canoes arrive in Port Angeles on Monday (The Peninsula Daily News 8/1)

Relevant Links:
Paddle Journey - http://community-2.webtv.net/bensuecharles/
PADDLEJOURNEY2001/index.html

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2005 Paddle Journey to end at Tse-whit-zen village (03/15)