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LONG BEACH, Wash. — It was a long time coming, but the descendants of explorer William Clark have tried to make amends for a 205-year-old theft.
A descendant of the explorer in the Corps of Discovery expedition that opened a land route to the West presented the Chinook Indian Nation with a replica of a canoe that the corps stole in 1806.
Some of Clark’s descendants and a few donors stepped forward to pay for the canoe, which was custom- built in Veneta, Ore.
The five-hour ceremony Saturday included songs, gift exchanges and the maiden voyage of the replica canoe.
