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By ELON GLUCKLICH
H&N Staff Reporter
August 25, 2010
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The 24th annual Klamath Tribes Restoration Celebration begins Friday.
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Donning brightly colored robes, adorned with feathers, he and others perform the “chicken dance,” a tribal ritual promoting healing.
McNair’s son, Jackson K. Bussell,
died in 2007, at the age of 28. The late boxer and dancer will be
honored by a performance of the chicken dance at the Klamath Tribes
Restoration Celebration Friday through Sunday in Chiloquin.
The dance “replicates the male sage hen, or prairie chicken,” McNair said. “It’s a proud dance.”
Celebrating the past
Event coordinators say they expect hundreds to turn out for the three-day event, the 24th straight year Klamath Tribes have hosted the celebration. The event commemorates the federal government’s 1986 decision to officially recognize the Klamath Tribes. The Tribes lost federal recognition in the 1950s.
This year’s event features a powwow, parade, youth rodeo, barbecue and dancing. Powwow coordinator Diane Walker said that, in addition to tribes across Oregon, “We are expecting tribal members from Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada.”
Fun run on Friday
The celebration kicks off Friday morning, with a fun run (or walk), followed by a free barbecue. Participants in the powwow events have a chance to take home cash prizes, including a $1,500 prize for the winner of the chicken dance performed in Bussell’s memory.
The Black Lodge Singers, a
Grammy nominated song and drumming group from White Swan, Wash.,
will be the host drum.
Walker said the weekend serves as an opportunity not only for tribal families to take part in customary dances, but for non-Native people to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of Native American culture.
“This is a commemoration of the restoration of our Tribes to federal status,” Walker said. “A lot of our families use this as a time to come together.”
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Restoration Celebration schedule of events
The 24th annual Klamath Tribes Restoration Celebration runs Friday through Sunday at various locations in Chiloquin.
Friday starts with a
fun run from Chiloquin High School at 10 a.m., followed by a
barbecue. The competition powwow starts at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring
the opening
A parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday. The parade will start at Chiloquin High School and travel down Main Street.
Following the parade is an open youth rodeo at the Chiloquin Rodeo Grounds. Grand entry for the rodeo starts at noon. The competition powwow continues Saturday with grand entries at 1 and 7 p.m.
Powwow events wrap up Sunday afternoon at the Chiloquin High School football field.
For information
about the fun run and barbecue, call Jeremy Klegseth, 541-783-3293,
ext. 310. For information about
All Klamath Tribes Restoration Celebration events are free to the public.
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