Elders, Caregivers, and Veterans

Elders Contact Form

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Elders

Elders Health and Wellness
Elders Contact Form

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Samish Elders Department
PO Box 217
Anacortes, WA 98221

Event Listings

Book Club: Where the Language Lives (online)

Join us for a discussion of "Where the Language Lives" by Janet Yoder.

Dates: 20 – 20 May, 2025

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Community Dinner (Summit Park)

Anacortes, WA

Come to gather over a shared community dinner.

Dates: 22 – 22 May, 2025

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Drumming Group (Summit Park)

Anacortes, WA

Learn Coast Salish singing and drumming, taught by Chairman Tom Wooten.

Dates: 22 – 22 May, 2025

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FULL - Ribbon Skirt Class (Summit Park)

Anacortes, WA

Learn to sew a ribbon skirt.

Dates: 24 – 24 May, 2025

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Salish Sea Day (Bowman Bay)

Join Samish and Swinomish Canoe families for free canoe rides on the bay, songs, stories, and artist demonstrations.

Dates: 07 – 07 Jun, 2025

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Culture Talk: Community + Family Teachings (online)

Anacortes, WA

Learn about cultural, community, and family teachings.

Dates: 10 – 10 Jun, 2025

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Annual Elders Luncheon

Samish Elders and intertribal Elders are invited!

Dates: 27 – 27 Jun, 2025

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June Culture Day (Summit Park)

Anacortes, WA

Join us at Samish’s Summit Park campus! Explore the Beaver Lodge carving studio, Chelángen building, and our library of more than 4,000 titles.

Dates: 28 – 28 Jun, 2025

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Pizza Lunch (Summit Park)

Anacortes, WA

Meet and catch up with Samish families over a shared lunch.

Dates: 28 – 28 Jun, 2025

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Canoe Naming Ceremony (Cannery Building)

Come to celebrate the naming of Samish’s repatriated cedar canoe.

Dates: 28 – 28 Jun, 2025

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Salish Sea Háwe7 (Anacortes)

Anacortes, WA

Explore the Samish homelands by water with Island Adventures.

Dates: 28 – 28 Jun, 2025

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Culture Talk: Community + Family Teachings (online)

Anacortes, WA

Learn about cultural, community, and family teachings.

Dates: 08 – 08 Jul, 2025

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Canoe Journey - Samish Landing (Fidalgo Bay Resort)

Anacortes, WA

Canoe Journey is landing in Samish territory for a shared dinner, followed by open floor.

Dates: 25 – 26 Jul, 2025

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Camp Samish (Samish Island)

Bow, WA

Save the date for Camp Samish 2025!

Dates: 29 Aug – 01 Sep, 2025

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Fall Cultural Gathering (Fidalgo Bay Resort)

Anacortes, WA

Save the date for the annual Fall Cultural Gathering at Fidalgo Bay Resort.

Dates: 20 – 20 Sep, 2025

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Harvest Fest (Fidalgo Bay Resort)

Anacortes, WA

Save the date for the annual Samish Harvest Fest at Fidalgo Bay Resort.

Dates: 01 – 01 Nov, 2025

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Christmas Party (Fidalgo Bay Resort)

Anacortes, WA

Save the date for the annual Samish Christmas Party at Fidalgo Bay Resort.

Dates: 06 – 06 Dec, 2025

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Virtual Christmas Party (online)

Save the date for the annual Virtual Samish Christmas Party.