"The salmon ceremony has been celebrated within the Northern California tribal region. And what it entails is the reproduction life and death of the salmon as they are naturally. And all the dance steps and intricate moves in the ceremony depict certain traditions that we want to keep alive, like being able to go from the materialistic world to the spiritual world and back."
"Salmon are more than just our food source, they're more than just nutrients to the environment, they’re relatives."
Oral Histories coming soon!
This project is in progress. The Archive would like to thank the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, Michael Evenson of the Mattole Salmon Group, Tim Metz of Eagle House, Stacy Schaefer, and the Humboldt County Visitors Bureau for making this possible.
Photos taken by the Humboldt Area Peoples Archive, October, 2023. Shared with permission from the Bear River Tribe.
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