Point Julia Travel Poster 

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The Welcome Home logo was designed in collaboration with a committee of Tribal team members to ensure the visual identity honored S’Klallam stories and cultural values. Inspired by the Tribe’s Whale Rider story, the design reflects strength, guidance, and the enduring presence of community—aligning with the program’s mission of belonging, healing, and returning home.

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"The Whale Rider is about Charlie Jones, who would go to the bay and ride the Kloomachin—the killer whales,” said Valerie Jones, Welcome Home Success Coach. “One day, Charlie went down into the water on the back of a whale and never came back up. It is said that when you head down the hill on Little Boston Road and look up at the mountain, you can see his silhouette resting there, looking over us all.”