Indian Program Planned At The Met

Thu., Jan. 7, 1999

Long before Spokane was settled, regional Indian tribes had one last social gathering by the river before retreating to winter homes. In that spirit, Peter Campbell organizes Coyote & Friends - a free evening of music, dance and storytelling.

“The culture still exists here,” says Campbell, a Colville. “Today the longhouse is The Met Theatre.”

The event, scheduled Saturday, is sponsored by the Cheney Cowles Museum and Eastern Washington University’s Indian Study Program.

Frybread samples will be available at 6:30 p.m. The program begins at 7 p.m., at 901 W. Sprague.

Carlotta Kauffman, a Nez Perce, will perform a 55-minute play that compiles 25 Coyote stories. Several Colville tribal members are involved. Jim Boyd, a musician known for his shows with Sherman Alexie, will perform. LaRae Wiley will also sing and Annie Alexander will tell stories.

Pauline Flett, a Spokane known for her work teaching the Salish language, will tell stories. Loren Swan, a Coeur d’Alene, will sing.

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