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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE Native groups from Southeast Alaska began to arrive Tuesday for Celebration 2008, a three-day cultural festival expected to fill Juneau's downtown with crowds in colorful regalia sharing dances, songs, art and indigenous foods.

Juneau's Natives welcome guests

Brian Wallace / Juneau Empire

John Martin, standing at the front of the canoe on the right, gives a speech in Tlingit on Tuesday at Auke Village Recreation Area. The group of three canoes rowed to Juneau from Hoonah, arriving in the city after a two-day voyage. More than 100 people, many in traditional Tlingit regalia, welcomed the canoes in a Coming Ashore Ceremony. The ceremony was unaffiliated with Celebration 2008 but organizers called it an unofficial start to the event.

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