Maritime Folknet Presents:
Songs, Dances, and Stories of the Tribal Canoe Journey
with The Blue Heron Canoe Family
at the Ballard Branch Library
April 26th, 2026
2:00pm Pacific Time
Ballard Branch Library
(5614 22nd Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107)
Blue Heron Canoe Family will lead this workshop of songs, dances, and stories of the Tribal Canoe Journey – an annual gathering of Indigenous Nations canoe cultures in the Pacific Northwest.
Canoes have always been an important part of indigenous culture in the Pacific Northwest, for travel, trade, resource gathering, community building, and more. They are rich with traditions and each canoe is a family. The Tribal Canoe Journey may have as many as 100 canoes, travelling together as a community of canoe families to recognize and celebrate sovereignty, language, and culture.
Come join Blue Heron Canoe Family as they sing and teach the songs, dances, and traditions of the canoe journey!
FREE to attend
The Performers
Blue Heron Canoe Family
Blue Heron Canoe Family sings and tells stories that educate and increase the understanding of traditional values of the People of the Cedar and the Coast Salish people.
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Thanks to / Support From
Thanks to 4Culture for their continuing support
Thanks to our performers, our audience, and to every individual donor!