Sunday, May 22, 2005

"How could so many die?" Graves may tell story of terrible epidemic

Lower Elwha tribal members prayed and wept with supporters at a healing ceremony last January in Port Angeles to honor the spirits of 335 of their ancestors unearthed during a state construction project. Spiritual adviser Mary Anne Thomas of the Esquimalt Nation in British Columbia is at left, front, with Lower Elwha tribal members Arlene Wheeler, center, and Carmen Charles, right.