Celebration 2006: Juneau Empire's Resource Guide - June 3-5
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Geraldine Nelson stood under the eaves at Centennial Hall to avoid the rain as Saturday morning's Celebration parade went by, but it wasn't just the precipitation threatening to her moisten her cheeks last week.

June 5, 2006

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The best-tasting seaweed at this Celebration came from an Angoon man.

June 5, 2006

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For the second straight Celebration, a group of war canoes will set off from Sandy Beach at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, and paddle just under one mile toward Marine Park.

May 28, 2006

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Behind a delicately woven Chilkat blanket, a grandchild of the Raven clan wears a headdress with a carved wooden raven and white ermine trailing on the side as he dances and mimics a raven flying.

May 28, 2006

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The delicate web of Native protocol - which covers procedures, values and belief systems - varies from clan to clan.

May 28, 2006

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Rather than a competition of beauty and technique, Native ancestors viewed their art in a spiritual and social context.

May 28, 2006

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Little Big Band will headline a two-band, one-play gala the evening before Celebration begins.

May 28, 2006

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Some fry it with tomatoes and onions. Some add it to fish soup. Some make salads with it and some stir fry it like chop suey.

May 28, 2006

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Years ago, when Donna May Roberts became a grandparent for the first time, she started to think more seriously about her language - Tsimshian.

May 28, 2006

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For the first time, Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a Baby Dress Parade at Celebration 2006.

May 28, 2006

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Celebration is really about passing the gift of culture on to the next generation, Tlingit teacher Kitty Eddy says.

May 28, 2006

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Historically, Northwest Coast groups made instruments from the materials found in the dense forests of their homelands.

May 28, 2006

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