Aboriginal voters and candidates a powerful force – StarPhoenix

August 7, 2015

In Indian country, summer is a time to visit, travel and attend gatherings like cultural camps and pow wows. It’s not a time for heavy duty politics, so the early election call will be ignored with the hope that it will go away.

In the past, summer was the time after the sun dances were held in late June or early July to coincide with the longest days of the year and the fall buffalo hunts. This was a time when the tribes would gather and friends and relatives would visit and be reacquainted.

Today, the tradition continues. We still observe the sun dance, and the remainder of the summer is spent visiting, attending cultural and language camps or pow wows and communal activities such as berry picking. Summer on the northern plains is short and too valuable to be wasted on a political campaign.

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