YRITWC Summit 2011

The adults forgot to bring the Native drum and the other guys didn't show when we had a 10 am performance (our second ever) of the Ruby Traditional Native Dance Group. So my feet had to provide the drumbeat and the girls sang the Athabascan song from WW II era "Goodbye My Sonny." This was in  a large tent here in Ruby of  the Yukon River Inter Tribal Watershed Council attendees from 70 Canadian and Alaska tribes. They meet every two years and protect the Yukon River's health. I can't wait to perform again, it was fun. My sister is the tall right one. Mom helped sew the regalia, she didn't have time to finish beading moccasins, so dotted the moosehide patch with colored Sharpies for the show!