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Photo by Ty Beaver  A tribal member dances during the 2007 Klamath

Tribes Restoration Celebration in Chiloquin

 

Celebrating Restoration

 

Tribal culture, federal recognition honored at events

 

By TY BEAVER

H&N Staff Writer

August 20, 2009

 

   The Klamath Tribes will celebrate their culture and another year of federal recognition Friday through Sunday during the 23rd annual Restoration Celebration in Chiloquin.

 

   From a fun run and barbecue to a youth rodeo and three days worth of powwow dancing, visitors and tribal members alike will find plenty to interest themselves while learning about the Tribes and fostering relationships.

 

   “It’s the 23rd and we’re getting closer to the 25th,” said organizer Calvin Hill of the celebration.

 

   Hill said he’s expecting at least 19 drum groups to attend the powwow this year if not more. A group from Nevada and another from Canada will serve as host drums while others from Portland, Montana and the Klamath Basin will also participate.

 

   In addition to the grand entry dances each day of the celebration, Hill said there will also be dance competitions set aside for the youngest dancers. There will be a memorial grass dance special in honor of Jackson Bussell, a Klamath tribal member and boxer who died a few years ago and a jingle dress special dance for Rachel Tupper.

 

   More than 30 vendors have already signed up to have booths at the powwow and the Tribes are still receiving interest.     

 

    “This year, I expect it to be even bigger,” Hill said.

 

   Organizer Marvin Garcia said the celebration’s open youth rodeo is getting so big that the Tribes are considering making it a two-day event in the future. The event is open to youth aged 18 and under with various events per age group.

 

   The youngest participants can take part in mutton busting, stick horse racing and calf riding while older children can take part in steer riding, barrel racing and bull riding events.

 

   Garcia said part of the reason the Tribes organized the youth rodeo was to encourage tribal youth to put their energy into positive activities rather than turning to drugs and alcohol. It’s also an outreach for the Tribes’ anti-meth project and encourages family participation, with parents and guardians supporting their children.  

 
 

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