Reported by Nika Bartoo-Smith
PORTLAND, ORE. – Over four dozen people gathered under the St. John’s bridge, at the shores of the Willamette River on a misty morning on September 8 to welcome one of the Portland All Nations Canoe Family’s canoes ashore. Following the landing, a bigger crowd began to form in a grassy section of Cathedral Park. There, different Indigenous nations and faiths offered song and prayer to breathe healing into the Willamette River.
Throughout the day, a Shaker ceremony, a Washut ceremony, a Mayan ceremony, and song, and dances from dozens of Indigenous nations were shared with hundreds of community members who gathered for an event co-hosted by the Portland Harbor Community Coalition.
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