Cultural Celebrations Bring Tradition to Students and Public

October 17, 2018

Water Potato Day Tour set for Tuesday, Oct. 23

WORLEY, Idaho (Oct. 17, 2018) – With winter nearing,water potatoes have hit peak ripeness and are ready for harvest, a longstanding tradition for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and one the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Natural Resources Department continues today. The public is invited to join the Tribe on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Hawley’s Landing in Heyburn State Park from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a day of family-friendly harvesting and education.

Attendees will get their hands dirty digging through the mud for water potatoes, enjoy traditional storytelling and a nature walk. Educational stations will also introduce guests to native foods and language, the importance of beavers and dams, traditional tools and hide tanning.

The water potato, or sqigwts as it is known in the Coeur d’Alene language, was a significant food source for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe historically as it was the last harvested resource before winter set in and local vegetation fell dormant. Members of the Tribe would wade through the mud of the shoreline, dig up the roots in large quantities and dry them to sustain the community through the winter months.

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Since 1993, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe has operated the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, located where sky greets Mt. Tch’mutpkwe, source of the St. Joe River, 25 miles from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The casino resort is among the largest employers in North Idaho employing between 850-1,100 depending on the season and contributing more than $33.3 million to education in the region since it opened.  Additionally, millions more have gone in support of a wide range of public projects, emergency relief, charities and programs in the Pacific Northwest. The property features 300 rooms and suites, seven distinct restaurants and lounges, 100,000 square feet of gaming space offering more than 1,400 video gaming machines, high stakes bingo and off-track betting, a 15,000 square foot luxury spa voted 1stfor “Resort Spas that deliver the Ahh Factor” by Spatrips.com (2012), and Circling Raven Golf Club, an 18-hole, par 72 course acclaimed as a “Top 100” course by every major golf publication in the U.S.  LIKE Coeur d’Alene Casino on Facebookand Instagramor follow us on Twitter.  For more information about Coeur d’Alene Casino, visit www.cdacasino.com.

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