Beneath a sky heavy with the promise of rain, supporters of the Alliance for Felix Cove—a group dedicated to rematriating the only Coast Miwok-built home that still stands within the Point Reyes National Seashore—assembled on Sunday morning to build and launch a traditional tule-reed canoe.
Leading the effort was Redbird, an educator of Pomo, Paiute, Wintu and Wailaki decent, who guided a few dozen participants in handcrafting the 20-foot vessel. Mostly adhering to the…