My First Time at Treaty 4

Dear Manly Diary,

          This was my first time at Treaty 4 Gathering and I’ve got to say, I kind of want to come back next year. It was a wonderful experience and next year I’m sure will be tons more fun. I interviewed one of the dancers and he said he dances mainly for the money, which intrigued me, so I questioned further. He said that he usually gets a couple hundred at each pow wow if he dances at his best. I never thought of pow wows that way, a “job”. Probably you can make a killing at pow wows if you dance a lot and are good at it. It’d be interesting to hear what the cooks at the pow wows make though. Maybe next year I’ll go and interview a cook on my own time to see how much they make. For my first time at Treaty 4 it was pretty refreshing coming from BC. Kamloopa is one of the bigger pow wows and coming to this pow wow kind of pales in comparison. Treaty 4 was still great though. I would recommend it for anyone else who wishes to partake in the activities offered at Treaty 4. There’s tons to do at T4!

Thanks for reading.

Seth Lafond