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RAVEN

REMEMBERING JIM BOYD at Raven River Gorge - A Fall Foods, Campout, and Music Festival in Kendall Yards and The Spokane River gorge. September 28, 29, 30 & October 1, 2018.

Enjoy prix fixe meals in Kendall Yards Business District and Olmsted Park - Campout in the upper meadow and lower river areas of City of Spokane’s Sunset Park and the Spokane River Gorge - Enjoy a free music concert series remembering internationally beloved Native American musician The Honorable Jim Boyd. Artwork donated by artist Kay O’Rourke includes “Prophecy of the Circling Raven”. O’Rourke states, “Chief Yureerachen foretold the coming of the white men. He hiked to the highest levels of our Mount Spokane. He sat; he waited as he viewed the world below. He had a vision. That vision came in the form of ravens circling. As he watched, he saw them, the first white men, the “black coats.” The Chief prepared his people for the unknown.” The raven image is also prevalent in many tribal creation myths as the one who takes the sun, moon & stars to the sky, thus giving light to the world. The significance of the Spokane River gorge as the tribal homeland for the Spokane Tribe of Indians and other plateau tribes, along with revitalization of the Spokane area outdoor uses are focal points of this event. The dedication to internationally recognized Native American musician Jim Boyd, who served as Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of The Colville Reservation, was a member of the Arrow Lakes Band, and served as a Trustee for the State of Washington at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture dba “MAC”). Boyd’s widow Shelly Boyd, president of the board of directors for the Inchelium Language and Culture Association will speak at the event and dedication to friend and colleague The Honorable James Boyd.

All 2018 nonprofit proceeds benefit fabrication of the the “######X” sculpture by Hungarian-American visual artist and cultural anthropologist Ildiko Kalapacs by way of The ######X Public Sculpture ######X 501(c)(3) in the City of Spokane and the generosity of festival guests; culinary, visual, and performing art supporters, businesses, and civic leaders. The ######X sculpture will be placed in Sunset Park and will serve our community, especially those who experienced war and cultural losses. (See www.thebearingproject.com). Come join us at this first annual non-profit Spokane regional community event in support of public art! #artforartssake #ravenrivergorge