Pow Wow Wow

This last weekend was Treaty Days celebration. A celebration for the signing of the treaty giving them tribal land. This is one of the biggest celebrations for them of the year...Independence day comes to a close second.
on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, me and a couple of fellas mowed grass and picked up around the longhouse and pavillion in White Swan. And all weeekend there was pow wow celebrations all day and all night long. They were also playing 'stick games'. And there was a rodeo going on the whole weekend too..so we bounced around between the three. The rodeo is probably my favorite..it is risky business..on one event called the wild horse race they herd fresh wild horses put them in the shoots and teams of three have to hold them down, mug them, saddle them, and ride them around the arena. There have been many fatal and serious injuries doing this event. I wish I had the bravery to do it some of you would say I'd be foolish.