Human Rights Education Institute partnered with The Coeur d'Alene Tribe for a special tipi building workshop at HREI in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

Quanah Matheson of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe worked up a sweat Wednesday putting up a tepee like his father and grandfather had taught him. Watching from a crowd of dozens of children and adults, 12-year-old Milad was reminded of something similar from home: the khaima, a tent used by nomadic people moving their livestock between the seasons. Milad is one of five Afghan children visiting the Inland Northwest this summer to receive medical care through Solace for the Children. In between visits to doctors and dentists, the three boys and two girls experience slices of American culture. Wednesday’s trip to the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene included a demonstration by Matheson/Scott Maben, SR. More here.

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