The Land, the River, the People
A story of resiliency

Sunday, October 11th | 9:00am - 12:00pm

Centennial Hotel
FREE
 
Please join us as we listen to the history of the Inland Northwest as seen through the eyes of the Spokane Tribe of Indians. The presentation will cover oral traditional stories on how it all began from the time creator first placed the Spokan upon the land. Then we will visit how these people lived upon, cared for and protected the land through the centuries. Listen to the experiences as the first non-tribal persons arrived, followed by the missionaries and then soldiers who came to wipe them away. We will then see the resilience of these people as they were moved onto reservations, sent to boarding schools, relocated again, followed by another form to attempt termination. Finally as self-determination arrived we will see, when they could once again make decisions for themselves their progress into modern day. Growing once again financially and socially, helping mother nature throughout their existence now are aiding salmon to swim again in Spokane waters. The session will conclude with suggestions for integrating Tribal history into K-12 social studies curriculum.
 
The session is led by former Chairman of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, Warren Seyler. Today he works for the tribes Department of Natural Resources covering regional topics about the Federal Columbia River Power System and delivering history presentations and bus tours about the tribe’s history.