Photos by Brian Wallace
Juneau empire

The biennial event attracts more than 5,000 people and runs through Saturday night.

Celebration 2006 Grand Entrance organizer Andy Ebona, above center in yellow, is surrounded by some of the 1,700 dancers participating in Celebration 2006.	Tim Brown drums and marches with the Mt. St. Elias dance group from Yakutat during the entrance parade.
Eagle man: Jeff Brown, a dancer with Heinyaa Kw?an Tribe from Across the Water dancers from Klawock, dances during the Grand Entrance Thursday at the start of Celebration 2006.	A little Raven: Alexandra Garcia, 2, of the Kuteeyaa Dancers from South Puget Sound in Washington state, marches in her first Grand Entrance.
Killer Whales: Brothers Armando, Joshua and Antonio DeAsis wear Killer Whale Headdresses as they dance in the Grand Entrance for Celebration 2006. They are members of the Kuteeyaa Dancers from South Puget Sound in Washington state.	Significance: Revered 96-year-old Tlingit elder Dr. Walter Soboleff speaks on the cultural significance of Celebration during the Welcome Ceremony Thursday at Centennial Hall.