Usk, WA Kalispel Tribal Fair

[kneegrow_native]

Dang, probably, the biggest Kalispel Tribal Fair I have ever seen.

Here are the drums in the contest:
Cree Confederation
The Boyz
Bullhorn
Wild Rose
Iron Spirit
White Hawk
Southern Express
Dancing Eagle
Draw Boys

[SpeakingOwl]

usk update?

It's monday at the office soooo, who know the haps?
winners who gat the shaft that shoulda won you know the 411!

[princessrain11]

i heard it was big.... which is random.. lol

how did it go.

[ntownn8ive]

Uh huh, Unkle Ntown told ya'll. Tha Norfwess's best kept secret.

Ya'll shoulda went.

Drum Contest:
1. Cree Confedz
2. Bullhorn
3. The Boyz
4. Wildrose
5. Big Draw Boys aka Chief Cliff

3 Man Hand Drum:
1. Big Hok n two lil guys aka The Boyz

1 Man Hand Drum:
1. Jacob Faithful

Prairie Chiggn VS. Grass: Leon Old Elk-Stewart vs. Wesley Windyboy
Wes won...
Women's 18+ Jingle: Crystalina Pacheco
Prairie Chiggn 18+ Over: Dakota McGurk, I think
Prairie Chiggn 17+ Under: Chad Browneagle

Awesome powwow, big feed, nice grounds. Hung out at the tribal wellness center every morning, swimming, hot tub, steam room, sauna, b-ball court, deli, showers, free lunch for the kids. I'm tellin' you....well, I already told you.. AYeee! Good one.

There wuz four places in each category so I don't remember all of the champs...hmmm..
Norman Largo menz GA
Lonnie Street Sr. Menz Tradish
Dave Madera Sr. Menz Grass
Stan Whiteman, Sr., Sr. Menz Fancy
Roseanne Abrahamson Sr. Womenz Tradish
Nathan Largo Jr. Menz Contemp
Russell McCloud Jr. Menz Tradish
Taunie Cullooyah Jr. Womenz Jingle
Urseloria Kanuho Jr. Womenz Fancy

someone might know some more...

[princessrain11]

went to a darn wedding instead. otherwise i woulda took my kid. glad i didnt tho cuz she was rotten all weekend.. she hates the heat too.. lol sooooooo we napped all weekend and stayed in the nice AC room... (besides the wedding.)

[Ndnsoldierboy]

I was @ the powwow.....back in 1983... They didn't have no sauna then though...they did have that free buffalo feast though...that was good wayyyyyy back in '83.

[ntownn8ive]

Fat free furrealz. Throw sum pork fat or bacon grease up in that BBQ, huh! What I wanna know iz wut they do with all the good boilin' meat and what not; potatoes, carrots, some abc alfalfa, salt pepper, hutcha!

Dang '83, huh bro. That wuz about a year after they built their arbor. Wonder what it looked like before the arbor was built?

[kneegrow_native]

This was the biggest Kalispel Tribal Pow-wow ever. I think having senior categories helped, and the A.D. (Keno Colby White) did a good job of getting the word out.

In addition to Ntown post, junior grass champion was Alex Meninick and junior mens fancy was Perry Thompson who danced off a two start tie against Corey Reeder.

Wild Rose won the Sunday drum roll call contest with their rendition of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Cree Confeds did I Got Friends in Low Places, Iron Spirit did Biz Markie's Just a Friend, White Hawk did I'll Survive, The Boyz did the Hokey Pokey, I think Southern Express did the Barney song I Love You, You Love Me. Big Draw Boys did a Temptations song.

[kneegrow_native]

This was the biggest Kalispel Tribal Pow-wow ever. I think having senior categories helped, and the A.D. (Keno Colby White) did a good job of getting the word out.

In addition to Ntown post, junior grass champion was Alex Meninick and junior mens fancy was Perry Thompson who danced off a two start tie against Corey Reeder.

Wild Rose won the Sunday drum roll call contest with their rendition of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Cree Confeds did I Got Friends in Low Places, Iron Spirit did Biz Markie's Just a Friend, White Hawk did I'll Survive, The Boyz did the Hokey Pokey, I think Southern Express did the Barney song I Love You, You Love Me. Big Draw Boys did a Temptations song.

[Tx_grass_dancer]

Wild Rose won the Sunday drum roll call contest with their rendition of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Cree Confeds did I Got Friends in Low Places, Iron Spirit did Biz Markie's Just a Friend, White Hawk did I'll Survive, The Boyz did the Hokey Pokey, I think Southern Express did the Barney song I Love You, You Love Me. Big Draw Boys did a Temptations song.

Omg wish I could have seen that

[ntownn8ive]

Omg wish I could have seen that

Words cannot truly express what happened!


Naw, it wuz pretty hilarious!

[Ndnsoldierboy]

Fat free furrealz. Throw sum pork fat or bacon grease up in that BBQ, huh! What I wanna know iz wut they do with all the good boilin' meat and what not; potatoes, carrots, some abc alfalfa, salt pepper, hutcha!

Dang '83, huh bro. That wuz about a year after they built their arbor. Wonder what it looked like before the arbor was built?

1983 was the year they started their powwow back up...from what I was told by my Mom the powwow was on hold for a decade or more till that year...I will have to make it back someday and see how the change is.

There wasn't much there in 1983. One road in, and one road out....One thing I remember from the old days was the security was checking cars for alcohol and drugs and they had loads and loads of beer, whiskey bottles, etc. confiscated sitting on the road next to the security checkpoint. They were serious about no alcohol on the grounds.