Over a Century of Moving to the Drum: Salish Indian Celebrations on the Flathead Reservation - Softcover

Arlee, Johnny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0917298578 ISBN 13: 9780917298578

Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press, 1998

Synopsis

For over a hundred years, the Arlee Fourth of July Celebration, or Powwow, on the Flathead Indian Reservation has brought people together to honor the traditions of the Salish. Over a Century of Moving to the Drum: Salish Indian Celebrations on the Flathead Indian Reservation, by Salish teacher and spiritual advisor Johnny Arlee, offers a tribute to this longstanding event.

Lavishly illustrated with pen and ink sketches of powwow scenes and photographs of powwows in the 1940s, the main narrative is based on interviews Arlee conducted with Salish elders in the 1970s. Excerpts of the interviews--and interviews with modern powwow participants--round out the volume.

About this title

About the Author:

Johnny Arlee is a Salish Indian teacher and cultural and spiritual advisor. Since September 1996, he has been an instructor for the Salish Kootenai College Salish Cultural Leadership Program. He lives in Arlee, Montana on the Flathead Indian Reservation with his wife Joan Arlee. Born in 1940 at St. Ignatius, Montana, Johnny was raised by his great-grandparents, Eneas and Isabella Granjo, in Arlee. From them he learned to speak the Salish language as his first language and learned about hunting, crafts, and traditional Salish life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0917298578
• ISBN 13: 9780917298578
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 104