Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Salmon Bake 2008

Shusli has an excellent entry on her blog about the Salmon Fest. Check it out.

Gilbert Towner and Aggie Pilgrim. Not only are they elders, but troublemakers as well.
Speedy and Joey breaking ground.
Aggie watching Shusli prep the frybread.
Dawn and Shusli cooking frybread.
Speedy Fry the salmon cook, and Shusli's dad.
Fire to Ash so the Phoenix may rise!
Sammie and Speedy cooking salmon.
Bev and Joey skewering salmon to be cooked.
Peggy O'neill and Gilbert probably talking art.
Larry and Rick Cook.
Singers, young and old.
Pounding it out!
Almost done!
Silver as the crest of ocean waves
Our relations giving their lives so we may live in the spirit of them our ancestors and ancestors yet to come!
Elders can be so funny!
Rick Cook, one of the founders of this particular salmon bake.
"WE'RE HUNGRY! HURRY UP AND SHUT UP SO WE CAN EAT!"