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PHOTOS: Whales welcomed in La Push during annual ceremony

Published 1:30 am Monday, April 1, 2019

By Christi Baron

PHOTOS: Whales welcomed in La Push during annual ceremony
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PHOTOS: Whales welcomed in La Push during annual ceremony
Quileute tribal members dance as part of the Welcoming the Whales Ceremony at First Beach in La Push on Friday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Students from the Quileute Tribal School send out an offering of salmon on a raft during the Welcoming the Whales Ceremony at First Beach in La Push on Friday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

During the 12th annual Welcoming the Whales Ceremony at First Beach in La Push on Friday, the Quileute Tribe honored its history with gray whales with a prayer ceremony. The tribe also offered songs and dances.

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