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2024 Minidoka Pilgrimage
"SACRED MEMORIES, SACRED LAND: THE POWER OF PLACE"
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courtesy of Ryan Kozu
2024 Minidoka Pilgrimage Keynote
by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
2024 Minidoka Pilgrimage Closing Speech
by Ana Tanaka
HIGHLIGHTS
Opening Social & Dinner at Koto Brewing Co.
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How We Tell Our Story,
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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Survivor Panel
led by Yoko Fedorenko
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Pilgrimage Merch Store
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Notes on Community: A Japanese Canadian Youth Perspective, Kayla Isomura
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Preservation and Restoration of the Historic Barrack, Mess Hall, and Root Cellar, Kurt Ikeda and Jared Infanger (NPS)
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The Fudeko Project: Writing Your Story, Hana Maruyama
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The Battle for the "Lost Battalion", L Stuart Hirai
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The Sakura Family
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Honor Roll
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Kelsea Larsen leading tour group at site entrance
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Kurt Ikeda leading tour in the barrack
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Artifact showcase led by NPS
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Introducing the youth fellows
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Cathy Kiyomura presenting Gloria Shigeno with a certificate of appreciation
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Ron Kubota's Invocation
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Welcome message from Wade Vagais, Superintendent, NPS
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Closing speech from Ana Tanaka
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Reading of the Honor Roll by Keith Yamaguchi
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Planning committee and friends
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