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PADDLES UP
All Nations
All Nations is proudly
drug, alcohol, & violence free.​
Youth under 15 wishing to participate in our paddles must be accompanied by an adult over 18. Please respect our rules.
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REGISTERED PULLERS
Please arrive in Lummi at Stommish Grounds in time for dinner on Friday night, September 6th.
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We will be departing Saturday morning for Orcas Island and on Sunday, to Waldron, before returning to Lummi on Monday, September 9th.
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There is only one canoe and one support boat - no road crew. Please pack accordingly.
Emote!
THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY.
SEPT 6 - 9.
Emote - Huy ch Qu -
Gilakas'la - Thank you
It really does take a village. All Nations extends its sincerest appreciation to all those indiviuals and organizations who have help launch our 2024 season aboard the Strong Women of the Water Canoe, especially:
Tsawout Nation, Cowichan Tribe, Stz'uminus First Nation, Snuneymuxw Nation, Qualicum First Nation Campground, Snaw-Naw-As Campground, French Creek Marina, North Sannich Fuel Dock, Parkland Burnaby Refinery, True North, Hullo Ferry, Pacific Association of First Nations Women, and Captain Randy Sonnier and the crew of the Pearl. We literally could not have done this without you! Emote!
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All Nations Prepares for its
2nd Pull of the Season
The new Strong Women of the Water canoe made her maiden voyage during Awaken the Canoes last weekend. The All Nations team are now preparing to welcome the Parkland Pullers whose journey will take them along the coastal corridor from Qualicum to Nanoose to Snuneymuxw.
Pictured here are pullers taking a well deserved break aboard the Pearl!
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Strong Women of the Water Canoe
In 2018, Klahoose Elder Billy Barnes bestowed the name Strong Women of the Water to a group of pullers arriving in Port Townsend , Washington, enroute to Puyallup's Tribal Journeys.
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The women carry this sacred name with great pride and each year since, welcome others to join the Strong Women of the Water (and the men who support them) pull.
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Now, thanks to the generosity of All Nations supporters, we have placed our order for a new 36" Pacific Dance Canoe The Strong Women of the Water Canoe will arrive in time for Awaken the Canoes this spring.
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Emote - Hu Huy ch-qu. Thank you to all those who made this amazing purchase possible.
Strong Women of the Water Closes the All Nations 2023 Canoe Season
An amazing and diverse delegation of pullers joined with All Nations for the final pull of the 2023 season. For the most part, weather cooperated and the group was treated to a few beautiful sunrises during the four day event. Two humpback whales put on an unforgettable show, breaching out of the water in an incredibly display of power.
As always, we thank our organizers, cooks, funders, and the crew of the Pearl who towed the canoe hundreds of miles from Washington State to Fort Rupert. Emote as well to Jonnica Royal who skipped and to
Steven Recalma for the use of Singing Coho.
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MUCKLESHOOT PROTOCOL:
THE COMPETITION SONG
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Sister Nations Klahoose, Tl'amin and Homalco brought their signature song to the floor during protocol. Always a favorite among the crowd, you be the judge...who has bragging rights this year, the Men or the Women?
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