July 21, 2017
Camp Day 13
Last night did not go well at all. I was asleep and abruptly
awoken by a deer jumping my tent. I felt the hooves hit my body and I screamed.
I heard the girls in the tent next to mine scram too. I layed in my tent unable
to sleep after that, thankful that no-one was hurt. It also made me think that
all the buckets with bate in it attracted the animals. I say that because
thirty minutes later a coyote was howling on the same mountain that the dear
ran down. So I did not get good rest last night. I’m very happy we are almost
home!
This afternoon we meet with Landon Charlo, he is a graduate
student at WSU. He will be complete with his masters this fall and his hope is
to start his next project with Yakama Nation. His current case study is the
Pileated Woodpecker, understanding the ecological and adaptation and ecological
niche of the woodpecker. Unknown to me the Pileated Woodpecker is a keystone species
the largest woodpecker in our area. This bird prefers the old grown forest
because it need trees at minimum 24 inches or larger to excavate for nesting.
Other organisms relay on the abandoned nest for refuge squirrels, chipmunks and
ducks just to name a few. We spoke about pursuing graduate school for a future
goal.
We finally got our showers today and will be heading to a
local pow-wow, every one is excited! Upon arriving at the pow-wow I felt good
energy. We all had some fry bread then I walked around and looked at all the
venders. There was a lot of nice pieces of art, I had to restrain myself. As
the pow wow started and I heard the drums start and singing began the groups
were called in to dance one by one. I spotted a group of older men, the men
that must have experiences and stores to share. I brought happy tears to my
eyes because I felt the beat and the songs sound so sad like cries to me. We didn’t
stay very long but I was happy to go and see all nations together.
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