Children put their diversity on parade in Vancouver

Annual celebration at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site full of color, cultural diversity

The Columbian

Published: May 10, 2019, 10:02pm

Lake Shore Elementary School third-graders Heaven Rodriguez, with braids, who was representing Mexico, joins classmate Isabella Lester, both 9, who was representing Native Americans, as they wait for the annual Children's Cultural Parade to begin at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday morning, May 10, 2019. Over 1,500 third grade students celebrated learning, community and diversity as they marched through the parade route and ended at the stockade with a speech by Gov. Jay Inslee. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

More than 1,500 third-graders from the Evergreen and Vancouver school districts paraded through the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday morning as part of the annual Children’s Cultural Parade. The event, with marching bands and an appearance by Gov. Jay Inslee, celebrated the diversity of students’ cultural heritage.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site volunteer Becky Hudak, in plaid, dressed as a Metis from 1845, gives a warm welcome to students taking part in the annual Children's Cultural Parade as they prepare to enter the stockade Friday morning, May 10, 2019. Over 1,500 third grade students celebrated learning, community and diversity as they marched through the parade route and ended at the stockade with a speech by Gov. Jay Inslee. — Gallery: Children’s Cultural Parade 2019 Photo Gallery

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