You can find the Coast Salish people’s Rikkole (Rih-cole) Cree Canoe Club on the shores of Lake Whatcom almost every weekday. They paddle individual, six-person and 12-person outriggers and War Canoes in laps around the lake, training for local and national regattas. The club’s paddlers, made up of Coast Salish people including Nooksack, Samish and Lummi tribal members are all family. Brothers, sisters, parents, aunts and uncles come together every weekday to propel their racing boats across Lake Whatcom. The club has seen a lot of success in recent months, winning competitions and posting some of the fastest qualifying times in the nation during their journey to qualify 23 athletes for the International Va’a Federation World Sprint’s event in Hawaii this August. Click link in bio to read more. ________________ 📰: Casey Griesemer/CDN Contributor 📸: From left, Katrice Rodriguez, LeAndra Smith and Laura Porter turn their canoe during a Rikkole Cree Canoe Club practice Wednesday, J...