Native American Heritage Month performances at Northern Quest
Members of the Spokane Tribe, Kalispel Tribe and the Colville Confederated Tribes gathered to share their culture through flute music, dance, singing and drumming.
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Dan Nanamkin of the Colville Confederated Tribes demonstrates a men's traditional dance after performing traditional flute music onstage at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Saturday. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their cultures at Northern Quest in Airway Heights in the last of three performances for the month.
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A pair of fancy dancers perform onstage at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Saturday. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their culture at Northern Quest in Airway Heights. It was the last of three performances for the month.
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Devin BrownEagle of the Spokane Tribe demonstrates the acrobatic dance style known as "grass dancing" on a stage set up at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Saturday. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their culture on at Northern Quest in Airway Heights. It was the last of three performances for the month.
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Preston Bagaling, 10, and a member of the Kalispel Tribe, is a blur of color as he demonstrates the style known as fancy dancing on a stage set up at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Saturday. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their cultures at Northern Quest in Airway Heights. It was the last of three performances for the month.
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Davonica BrownEagle, a member of the Spokane Tribe, and Alec Bluff, a member of the Kalispel tribe, pair up to demonstrate an "owl dance" on a stage at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Saturday. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their cultures at Northern Quest in Airway Heights in the last of three performances for the month.
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A.J. McDonald, who has heritage from Salish, Pueblo and Navajo tribes, performs a men's traditional dance on a stage set up at Northern Quest Resort & Casino on Saturday. He performed with his son Avary, 13. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their culture at Northern Quest in Airway Heights. It was the last of three performances for the month.
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Davonica BrownEagle, a member of the Spokane Tribe, demonstrates a women's traditional dance on a stage at Northern Quest Resort & Casino on Saturday. As part of Native American Heritage Month, dancers, drummers and singers from local tribes shared their cultures at Northern Quest in Airway Heights in the last of three performances for the month.
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