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Heritage Dinner
Sat, Nov 1 / 6pm
Kalispel Ballroom
A celebration of indigenous flavors curated by Northern Quest's Chef Lynn Hawthorne and Chef Tyler Leonard.
Native American Heritage Month
Nov 1-30
Join Northern Quest in honoring Native American Heritage Month with property-wide celebrations of tribal history and culture. Members of various tribes will take part in performances and showcase their art around the resort, and Kalispel culture will be honored all month in our restaurants, spa, and Windfall. This is a time to reflect, learn, and enjoy, so please join us for these upcoming events!
Tony Louie
Sat, Nov 1 / 8-10pm
Highball / 21+
Free to Attend
Colville Tribal Member Tony Louie hits the Highball stage for an evening of live music.
Cultural Dinner
Wed, Nov 5 / 5pm
Kalispel Casino
Cusick, WA
Native cuisine is fused with our chef's Mexican American culture during this three-course culinary event.
Tribal Artisan & Vendor Fair
Nov 6-9 / 11am-7pm
Free to Attend
Shop unique and handcrafted goods from Native vendors.
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"Walk with Pride" Fashion Show
Fri, Nov 7 / 7pm
Pend Oreille Pavilion
Native designers will showcase their unique styles on local models representing various tribes.
Northern Quest Dance Championships
Sat, Nov 8 / 11:30am-4:30pm
Pend Oreille Pavilion
Free to Attend
Experience fierce competition as we highlight traditional Grass and Jingle dances.
Native Jam
Stella Standingbear with Vaughn Eagle Bear
Sat, Nov 8 / 8:30pm
Pend Oreille Pavilion
Join us for an incredible evening of live music with Native performers Stella Standingbear and Vaughn Eagle Bear!
Native DJ Nights
Nov 8, 15 & 22 / 8pm
Highball / 21+
Free to Attend
Hit the dance floor with Fort Yuma Quechan Tribal Member DJ Sterling.
Native Movie Screenings
B&B Theatres
REZ BALL
Sun, Nov 9 / 12:30pm
SMOKE SIGNALS
Wed, Nov 12 / 6:30pm
Paint and Celebrate
Sat, Nov 15 / 4pm
Highball / 21+
Create your own masterpiece with guidance from Native artist Annette Peone.
Culture Class: Beading & Weaving
Sun, Nov 16 / 10am-4pm
Kalispel Ballroom / 16+
Learn how to make beaded earrings, a cedar basket necklace, and more!
Native Dance & Drum Exhibitions
Sat, Nov 22 / 2-4pm
The lobby by Windfall
Free to Attend
Members of various tribes will take part in traditional performances featuring tribal dancing, drumming, and singing.
Masselow’s, East, and Neon will each offer a nod to customary cuisine with special menu items featuring Pacific Northwest ingredients.
La Rive, which means "riverbank," pays tribute to the centuries-old culture of the Kalispel Tribe and their reverence for nature and the healing powers of water. Throughout November, La Rive Spa is featuring the Kalispel Package—a massage, facial, and pedicure for just $333. Call 509.481.6108 to reserve your service today.
Facing generations of challenges, Kalispel Tribal Members have endured limited economic resources, unemployment, and prejudice. The Tribe has found innovative ways to overcome these circumstances, displaying the highest levels of resiliency and determination.
The Kalispel Reservation is located in Usk, Washington, along 10 miles of the Pend Oreille River. It is comprised of over 4,500 acres, with an additional 40 acres of trust land in Airway Heights—the site of Northern Quest.
The Tribe’s traditional homeland surrounded the Pend Oreille River and was abundant with mountains, lakes, rivers, and prairies. It stretched some 200 miles in length from British Columbia into Montana.
The Salish language is an important cultural element that ties the Kalispel Tribe to its history. Through efforts and intention, a new generation of Salish speakers have given life to the language that was once at risk of extinction.
The Kalispel Indians were semi-nomadic hunters, diggers, and fishermen, and were often called the “river paddlers.” They crafted the unique sturgeon-nosed canoe to navigate the Pend Oreille River and support a proud nomadic lifestyle.
Since 1879, it’s estimated that over 100,000 Native Americans attended Catholic residential boarding schools. Indigenous children were often forced or influenced into attending these boarding schools with hopes of assimilating tribal members into the “American way of life.” Many never returned home.
In recent years, the remains of thousands of Indigenous people, many of them children, were recovered from unmarked graves on the sites of former boarding schools in Canada. As a community, Native Americans are pushing for a similar investigative process to take place in the United States.
In 2013, a former residential school student created Orange Shirt Day to commemorate these tragic events. September 30 is reserved as Orange Shirt Day, a time to honor the healing of survivors and family members and remember those who never returned home.
The red handprint is a national symbol for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Often painted across the face and mouth, it is used as a symbolic representation of the voices of those who’ve been silenced.
#MMIW
#NoMoreStolenSisters
#NotInvisible
