Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days in Warm Springs
Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days just marked its 55th year on the Warm Springs Reservation. It celebrates the Treaty of 1855, executed between The Wasco and Warm Springs Tribes and the United States. The annual event features a Pow Wow, rodeo, softball tournament, parade and endurance race in Warm Springs, and is the first held since the pandemic.

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Dancers at the 55th Pi-Ume-Sha celebration take to the grass for the evening dances on Saturday, June 29, 2024. An announcer at the event says the point of the events is to teach children community traditions in the hopes that they continue to practice and teach their children in the future.
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