Photos: Raven meets the river

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Members of the Tlingit Nation board a 26-foot hand-carved dugout canoe, known as the Raven Canoe, Thursday during the ceremonial launching of the boat on the Potomac River in Washington.

Photos: Raven meets the river 062008 LOCAL 2 Juneau Empire Members of the Tlingit Nation board a 26-foot hand-carved dugout canoe, known as the Raven Canoe, Thursday during the ceremonial launching of the boat on the Potomac River in Washington.

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Sealaska Heritage Institute held a formal naming and welcoming celebration for a new ocean-going cedar log canoe that has been especially carved for inclusion in the new Ocean Hall at the National Museum of Natural History. The Raven Canoe was carved by Tlingit artist Douglas “Kevin” Chilton (Deisheetaan Clan) and his team.

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Friday, June 20, 2008

Story last updated at 6/20/2008 - 10:02 am

Photos: Raven meets the river

Juneau Empire

Members of the Tlingit Nation board a 26-foot hand-carved dugout canoe, known as the Raven Canoe, Thursday during the ceremonial launching of the boat on the Potomac River in Washington. The ceremony was held to prepare for the canoe's installation in the Ocean Hall of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

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