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PHOTO: Sweeping ceremony

Published 10:30 am Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Francis Charles leads tribal members in a ceremony across the length of the new Elwha River bridge, which opened Sunday afternoon. The tribal members dedicated the surface with cedar bows as members of the bridge crew watched from left. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Francis Charles leads tribal members in a ceremony across the length of the new Elwha River bridge, which opened Sunday afternoon. The tribal members dedicated the surface with cedar bows as members of the bridge crew watched from left. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Photo by Dave Logan/for Olympic Peninsula News Group / Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Francis Charles leads tribal members in a ceremony across the length of the new Elwha River bridge, which July 21. The tribal members dedicated the surface with cedar bows as members of the bridge crew watched from left.

Photo by Dave Logan/for Olympic Peninsula News Group / Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Francis Charles leads tribal members in a ceremony across the length of the new Elwha River bridge, which July 21. The tribal members dedicated the surface with cedar bows as members of the bridge crew watched from left.