Standing Arrow Powwow
Young Grey Horse wins drum contest at Standing Arrow
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ELMO — Beautifully beaded dance regalia and eagle feathers were the norm at the Standing Arrow Powwow parade, but Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Elder Francis Stanger, a World War II Marine, wore his khaki uniform to walk in the Standing Arrow Powwow parade carrying the American flag. Stanger’s goal was to carry the flag in local parades, and he’s walked in Arlee Celebration parade and the Polson 4th of July parade.
The parade was at noon on July 16, causing the grand entry on Saturday to be pushed back until 1:30 p.m. to allow parade entrants a chance to eat some lunch.
Host drum was the Chief Cliff Singers and co-host was Yamncut. The $4,000 first prize for the drum contest drew drums such as Battle Horse, Buckwild, Ironhorse, Red Sand, Silent Hill and Young Grey Horse. The winning drum was Young Grey Horse.
Non-contest drums were Pend Oreille, Native Heart, Sunrise, Parker Dam, Umatilla InterTribal, Bear Spirit, Mojo, Sukanee and Rambler.
Willie Andrew, with Chief Cliff Singers, served as head of the drum contest. His main responsibility, he said, was to make sure the drums were there and ready to play.
Powwow committee officials said attendance was about the same as last year. Aside from the freak rainstorm flooding the dance and stick game pavillions, the weather was good. Many powwow-goers were headed to the Coeur d’Alene powwow held from July 22-24.
