LAPUSH — The Quileute tribe will celebrate its culture with canoe races, a salmon bake, softball tournaments, an art show, dancing and drumming performances — and the unveiling of a totem pole.
The annual Quileute Days celebration begins Friday and continues through Sunday.
“We encourage everyone to come out for this drug- and alcohol-free community event,” said Sharon Penn, Quileute tribal youth advocate.
The tribe will unveil and dedicate a repaired totem pole at noon Friday at River’s Edge Restaurant.
The 30-foot totem pole, originally carved by the late David Forlines, was restored by Makah tribal member Wade Green.
The cedar pole, which depicts a thunderbird, a whale and a bear with a fish, has been in storage for several years after it began to crack, said DeAnna Hobson, Quileute Tribal Council secretary.
The council appropriated funds for the restoration in May.
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The rest of the story appears in the Wednesday Peninsula Daily News.