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Jou[nat photos by Natalie Johnson
Above left, Dan Nanamkim came from Nespelem to attend the Sa'Heh'Wa'Mish Days pow wow. Dancers perform in turn as well on Saturday.
Pow wow long passion. It wasn't just about the dancing at Sa'Heh'Wa'Mish days.
"I've been dancing all my life," he said. "We're dancing for Several vendors sold food like "Navajo tacos" and fry bread.
Continued from page B-1 the sick people, or people who can't be here and do what we Also, inside a tent at the event center, many people sold sil-
do." ver and beaded jewelry, drums and carving tools.
"The first year I started a year before the event, now it's Kenny Pratt said his regalia for an event, which is never Jerry Monson, of Sequim, sold custom made, traditional-
three to six months," she said. called a costume, can take months to create and tells the style carving tools made out of recycled metal, mostly dis-
All proceeds from the event went towards the Squaxin Is- story of who he is and where he is from, if you know what to carded from western Washington sawmills.
land Museum Library and Research center, look at. Although $20,000 in cash prizes was handed out over the
"The other part that's very important in the pow wow so- "The colors are for your family and the designs often re- course of the weekend, Johnson, and others, said that pow
ciety is it's a way of life," Johnson said. late to your tribe or where you're from," he said. wows aren't about the money.
Part of that way of life, Johnson said, is behaving in a The triangles on his particular custom signify that he "It's just coming out and seeing your friends ... from all
respectful way and abiding by cultural and common sense comes from a mountainous region, he said. over the country," said Dave Madera, who travelled from
codes of conduct, as well as abstaining from drugs and alco- Kenny Pratt said that he picked his dancing style, the Inchelium.
hol. fancy dance, when he was young. The Pratts also said that fun and community, not money,
Many of the dancers at Sa'Heh'Wa'Mish Days were pow ' When you're a little kid you see which one you like," he draws them to pow wows.
wow regulars, who travel across the country from one in- said. "It originated on Oklahoma - it's supposed to represent "This is our living but it's mostly about having fun," Bob-
tertribal pow wow to the next, like Kenny and Bobbi-Lynn a horse ... how it moves and bucks." bi-Lynn Pratt said.
Pratt.
"I would say we spend more than hglf the year traveling,"
Bobbi-Lynn Pratt said.
For Kenny Pratt, dancing in pow wows has been a life-
(~.g)g)~ln~,x.,~,.~.L.~' wanted to give back.
Continued from page B-1 "Who else is going to do
it?" he asked. "I came into
said. Other members like this office in 2001 and they
Lavender, are members of helped me out.., when I
the American Legion, 40 ettook a medical retirement in
8 or other veteran's organi- 2008 ... I needed something
zations in the area. to do, so I started volunteer-
Laserinko said that after ing here."
VSO volunteers at the me- Mallon shared this recipe
morial hall helped him, hefor Shepherd's pie.
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. butter
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 c. green pepper, chopped
salt
1 6 Oz. can of tomato paste
1 16 oz. can of mixed vegetables.
1/4 c. grated cheddar cheese
4 cups mashed potatoes
Bro lightly in butter: in heavy skil-
let,
paste; heat
through.
Turn into shallow baking sh. Top with
potatoes, cheese andp
400.degree
brown on top
Makes five one-cup servings.
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