NEAH BAY — Today’s events at the Makah reservation as part of the 2010 Tribal Canoe Journey festivities, which continue through Saturday night:
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. to midnight — “Protocol” ceremonies — singing, drumming, dancing and storytelling by Northwest tribes and Canadian First Nations — in the circus-size tent on the Neah Bay High School football field on the west side of town.
“Protocol” stops about 5 p.m. for dinner break, then resumes about 6 p.m. and continues until midnight.
Free and open to the public. Photography welcome.
• All day: Vendors of Native American crafts, clothing, jewelry and food along Bayview Avenue, the main street in Neah Bay.
• 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Children’s activities including bouncy houses, face painting, crafts, balloons, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, concert and treats at the Neah Bay Community Gymnasium in east-central Neah Bay.
In addition, the Makah Cultural and Research Center (museum) is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Located at the entrance to Neah Bay, it has thousands of artifacts recovered from “America’s Pompeii,” the ancient Makah village of Ozette; replicas of whaling, sealing and fishing canoes; a full-size longhouse; and dioramas.
The museum also sells art made by local Makah.
Parking is available throughout Neah Bay. Electric golf carts are available to shuttle the elderly and the disabled to the vendor area and protocol tent.
Clallam Transit runs its No. 16 bus to Neah Bay. Phone 360-452-4511; www.clallamtransit.com.
Volunteers are still needed to help with meals and cleanup. Phone Michelle Parkin at 360-640-5336.
