Ceremonialist, George Melas Taylor of the Kwakwaka'wakw band offered a traditional blessing ritual |
A frog crossed the parking lot from the Frog Pond and joined our ceremony |
Craig Jacobrown offered gifts to George Taylor and Joe Ives, S'Klallam, and other volunteers at the ceremony |
Ed Carriere, Suquamish, representing the Frog clan, told a story honoring the local North Kitsap frog |
Craig explained some of the 'Coastal Cartoon' style including the 'Sumi Salish' 'Dragonfly' motif. |
Rob Gelder, Kitsap County Commissioner, accepted ownership of the mural on behalf of the citizens of Kitsap County |
Then we all danced |