Loon River First Nation hosted Treaty Days August 14 to 16. It opened with a parade and grand entry on Wednesday and ended with a traditional feast on Friday, followed by a talent show. On Wednesday, there was an elders’ horseshoe tournament, a children’s carnival and axe and knife throwing among other events. Thursday included a brunch, a jamboree, and arm and leg wrestling. Friday had pony rides, an endurance race, and men’s and ladies’ horseshoe tournament. There was also a memorial for Lloyd Noskey, the former MC, who died recently. The quad rally, Saturday, on August 17, was postponed because of a death in the community.
Stephanie Sawan, in the cowboy hat, throws a horseshoe, Kaylen Letendre from the other team looks on.
Winners of the adult endurance challenge. L to r: Ashley Letendre, Galen Beerbaum, Geraldine Cardinal and Jericho Noskey. The wooden frame behind them was used for smoking fish.
As part of the endurance race at Treaty Days, Dallas weaves his way along a rope which is twisted around itself and the poles.
Keven Letendre throws water and Sara Shaw catches it as part of the endurance race. Teams of four competed in various timed challenges, which ended with a wooden puzzle.
Patsy Noskey shows off some of the ‘lazy-man’s’ bannock before the grand banquet on Friday, August 16. The banquet was traditional food including moose, bannock and whitefish, cooked by one of the Noskey families.
