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Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), April, 2004 by Walker, Richard
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Walker, Richard Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 04-14-2004 RV park and resort is also a culturally significant site ANACORTES, Wash. - For centuries, Weaverling Spit on Fidalgo Bay was the site of a Samish village. Even during ownership by non-Indians, the Samish continued to use the spit - with the owners' permission - for annual tribal meetings and cultural activities.
The spit is also the debarkation point for canoe races. Now, the spit once again belongs to the tribe. Samish Indian Nation has acquired Weaverling Spit, 40 acres of tidelands, 22 acres of uplands and a ...
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