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Articles with the Tag: Powwow

118th annual Arlee powwow begins Wednesday 118th annual Arlee powwow begins Wednesday

Arlee Esyapqenyi (Celebration) starts on Wednesday, June 29, with a week full of traditional dance contests, drum groups and honor ceremonies. “The committee works hard all year to let everyone come and enjoy this celebration whether they dance, sit and visit, eat food or buy gifts,” said Will...

College celebrates education College celebrates education

Salish Kootenai College held a two-day celebration for this year’s college graduates on Friday and Saturday in the Joe McDonald event center. After a round of old-style all around traditional women’s dancing at the annual Graduation Powwow, SKC Board Chairman Jim Durglo explained to the crowd ...

Food sovereignty project comes to Arlee

ARLEE — Former “Fry Bread Queen” Shelly Fyant is hosting a “Healing the Jocko Valley” food sovereignty project along with Salish Cultural Practitioner Arleen Adams with a message that food is sacred, and it’s medicine. The food project is scheduled for Wednesday, April ...

Students celebrate culture Students celebrate culture

ST. IGNATIUS – Young visitors watched the jingle dresses in fascination during the Mission School Powwow on Friday. “It’s really cool,” said Frenchtown Elementary School student Lakin Alaniz, 8. “I’ve never seen this before.” Tyler Stenerson, 7, also of Frencht...

Veterans honored during powwow Veterans honored during powwow

PABLO – Francis Stanger, 87, is one of the last dozen or so World War II Veterans in Lake County. He enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. He served from 1945 to 1947. He remembers being stationed in North China near the China Wall and seeing plenty of combat. During one mission, he remembers...

Little moccasins ready for powwow Little  moccasins ready for powwow

RONAN — Close to 300 pairs of hand-crafted and beaded moccasins are being lovingly created for children in the Flathead Indian Reservations’ Head Start program, just in time for their annual powwow Friday at the Ronan Event Center. Usually the local artisans create personalized patterns by ske...

College powwow largest yet College powwow largest yet

PABLO – Fancy footwork and beautiful music filled the air May 9 as a tiny committee of determined Salish Kootenai College students successfully managed to put on a celebration for the record books.  “This year the powwow was the biggest yet,” College Powwow Committee President Storm...

Celebrate Culture Celebrate Culture

More than 900 people gathered to share a Thanksgiving dinner and celebrate Native American culture at the 39th annual Headstart Powwow in Ronan on Friday.  The event was moved from its former spring date to November in 2013, so families could jointly celebrate their heritage and blessings in the mont...

Local tribal elder recalls life milestones Local tribal elder recalls life milestones

It’s a typical family portrait; the child in the photo looks like he’d rather be eating spinach than getting his photo taken.  Francis Stanger was about 11 when the photo was taken with his “grandpa” Bill Finley — who was really a great uncle — Marcelline Finley As...

Elmo welcomes dancers, drums, visitors Elmo welcomes dancers, drums, visitors

 ELMO — Campers, tents and a few tipis took over the powwow grounds in Elmo for the Standing Arrow Powwow July 18 to 20.  Dancers and drummers from around the state, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho and Canada turned up for the Kootenai tribe’s gathering. Jordan Stasso and Eddie Spears,...


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