The Rafaluwasch Warriors of the Carolinian community and the Chamorro Warriors of the Simiyan Manaianita perform a traditional welcoming chant as the Okeanos Marianas crew arrives at the Susupe beach yesterday morning.
The Rafaluwasch Warriors of the Carolinian community and the Chamorro Warriors of the Simiyan Manaianita perform a traditional welcoming chant as the Okeanos Marianas crew arrives at the Susupe beach yesterday morning.
Crispin Ogo, acting resident executive of the Indigenous Affairs Office, gives a short speech in behalf of the indigenous people of the Marianas yesterday during the arrival ceremony for the Okeanos Marianas.
Carolinian Affairs Office executive director John Tagabuel gives a warm welcoming hug to master navigator Peia Patai during the arrival ceremony of the Okeanos Marianas yesterday morning.
Emma Perez, Okeanos Sustainable Sea Transport Ltd. managing director, gives a hug of appreciation to master navigator Sesario Sewralur during the arrival ceremony for the Okeanos Marianas yesterday morning.
Saipan Mayor David Apatang poses for a photo with Andrea Carr, one of the voyagers aboard the Okeanos Marianas during the canoe’s arrival ceremony yesterday morning.
