Tribe Offers ‘Cultural Experience’

The Coeur d’Alene Casino is offering a new summer tradition called “Cultural Experience,” a celebration of dance, drums, songs and sharing tribal wealth. The event, which intertwines classic and contemporary elements of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s history, will be held Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. in the Chinook Meadow, on the casino grounds in Worley. The event is free and open to all. Guests will be treated to a welcome gift of huckleberry jam and a small package of salmon, opening announcements and blessings from Cultural Affairs Director Quanah Matheson and an evening of activities including dancing, singing and games/ Coeur d’Alene Press . More here . (Shawn Gust’s Press file photo: Fancy dancer Emmitt White, 9, performs with other members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s Shooting Star Dancers at NIC April 4)

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