Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Day 9~ Keep it "Traditional!"

July 23rd, 2013

Today was all about all things traditional. We used soil to make our own paint. We mixed it with weird things like soy milk and lime. We had to grind the soil down to a powder. We did this by using rocks. my paint was a very brown color that was actually quite watery (Guess I won't be a professional paint maker). 

After we each got to paint something, we then made a portrait to give to our wonderful host Wenix. We all used the paints to place our hand prints :)

We learned again about the traditional food. this time we actually got to all try some of it! Each food item is honored by tribes with its own feast. I personally have only been to a huckleberry feast and did not know there were others like it.    water, salmon, deer, roots, and berries are the most important foods to all tribes. They are part of the culture and they deserve their own ceremonies and we need to do all that we can to protect them. 



We are now on our way to the Spokane Reservation! We are staying at the Wellpinit Fairgrounds, lets cross our fingers for some electricity hopefully! 

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