Frances Charles, chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, right, talks about items representing native heritage as tribal members Dawn Stephan, holding a Pendleton blanket, left, and Tessa Velasco, holding a drum, listen in during a kickoff celebration for a newly established Indian Child Welfare Court on Wednesday at the Clallam County Juvenile Services Center in Port Angeles. The court, developed through the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, will serve and assist Native American families whose children have been found to be dependent on the state.
Frances Charles, chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallanm Tribe, right, talks about items representaing native heritage as tribal members Dawn Stephan, holding a Pendleton blanket, left, and Tessa Velasco, holding a drum, listen in during a kick-off celebration for a newly-established Indian Child Welfare Court on Wednesday at the Clallam County Juvenile Services Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
