There's really no picture that can describe the experience of the Grand Entry at the Pow Wow. The Color and the heritage represented with the regalia is beyond stunning but also the sound of the drum, the dancing, the warmth of the summer evening, the many people from near and far who come for this important event...all of this and so much more helps to describe the event. But it's like the elder and late Peter Campbell once told me, "Scott, you're going to have to go out there to experience it for yourself", and he's right.
This year's Julymash, the largest outdoor Pow Wow in the Pacific Northwest, was held at Greyhound Park about 15 miles east of Spokane, in Post Falls, Idaho. The Pow Wow is of the Coeur d'Alenes tribe and peoples but there were people there from tribes all over the northwest including Canada. The Pow Wow is a celebration of culture and heritage. It's also a gathering that honors the memory of the elders who have came before.
Although I was not able to stay for entire event, I felt that it was an honor to have been there. I thought it was really neat to see the children learning the ways and so that the rich heritage and the culture can be preserved and handed down to the future generations. Another good part about the evening was that the Coeur d'Alene Casino fed the entire camp! Thanks to all and I hope to be at the one next year.
In terms of Real Estate, it's interesting to me to recognize that on this continent many hundreds of years ago the term would probably not at all be understood in the way it is today. Certainly there was territory but the land belonged to all for the good of all, including the animals like the huge herds of bison that once roamed the west. Today we have shared lands as well, and regardless of how it is allocated for people to live on and use, we all have an obligation and a responsibility to take care of it for the ones who will live on it in the future and to preserve wildlife for the benefit of the people and the ecosystem.
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