Archive for the Pacific Northwest Tag

From the Archives: Kalama

Cowlitz Tribe Drum/Chant Circle

“We are the Cowlitz Tribe and this is our land! Welcome to our land!”… continued…

Asahel Curtis Trail

Reflectioncontinued…

Downtown Olympia, Washington

The Spar, Downtown Olympia
Mural, Downtown Olympiacontinued…

S’abadeb, The Gifts: Art of the Coast Salish People at SAM

Many years back I rode my bike up to Daybreak Star in Discovery Park and found myself at the Seafair Powwow, a big event with drums and chanting and dust. There were beads for sale and photographers with giant lenses. I bought fry bread and wandered around, not knowing what to do at a powwow as an outsider. I stood on the edge of things, let the deep bass of the drumming bump up against my insides, and felt very much like a tourist observing a tradition I couldn’t crack.… continued…