Canoe Journey – Lawrence Family, Suquamish

Suquamish Elder Barbara Lawrence is a cedar hat weaver as well as a storyteller and historian. She was a member of the Washington State Centennial Commission in 1989 and tells the history of the origins of Canoe Journey. The yearly Canoe Journey is a celebration and gathering of hundreds of canoes from Indigenous tribes across the region. Barbara practices and teaches traditional cedar weaving, supported by her granddaughter Elilal Abraham. Her sons, Nigel and Ian Lawrence, are both Suquamish canoe skippers and Ian makes traditional canoe paddles.