Seven Drum LongHouse Ceremony & Great, Great, Grandson of Chief Joseph

Jul 19, 2009 from 10:00am to 3:00pm UTC-07
Location: Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Rd. Ashland
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This is an Invitation to a Traditional Community LongHouse Ceremony led By Nez Perce Elder Roy Hayes Jr on Sunday, July 19th,10:00 am at the Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Rd. in Ashland. Please come 10 min early, request women to wear a dress or skirt and a shawl (if you have one) and for men to wear a vest; this is only a request. Please also bring a potluck dish/item as we will eat together afterwards. This is a community/Spiritual gathering, sharing prayer, food and social time as has been done since people lived together. It is a healing Ceremony and all are welcome. For more information, Please call Michael @ 541 201-8101 or 702 219-5184Roy Hayes Jr/ Loo'ting coom coom seen is a member of the Nimi'ipuu People (NezLapwai, Idaho. Having grown up with the Wasit (7 Drum ) Tradition of the LongHouse, he is the one of the Keepers of this NorthWest Coast prayer ceremony. He is the great great grandson of the well known Leader/Teacher Chief Joseph, spending much of his childhood with his Grandparents as a fisherman earning him the name the “Blue Heron” (Loo'ting coom coom seen). His brother Horace AxellLongHouse Tradition after a period of time when the ceremony was lost, fought for hunting and fishing rights for his people, opposed the casino and divisions of his people and stood for the Traditional ways of his people.He has taught for OSU as a language and cultural teacher,worked with both Native and Non-native people tirelessly giving of his time and traditional ways. As an Elder, Traditional Man Dancer, Whip Man, LongHouse Leader, Story-Teller, Regalia Maker and Teacher, we are honored to have him come and spend time here and share in his teachings. Pierce) out of and he revived theCo-sponsored by Red Earth Descendants (R.E.D.) and Bell view GrangeAmerica's pre-American Pastime - http://archive.dailytidings.com/2007/0326/stories/0326_native_games.php

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Seven Drum LongHouse Ceremony & Great, Great, Grandson of Chief Joseph

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