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Three courses of culture

  • 11/12/2025 06:00 AM
Three courses of culture
Saydele Haynes of Cusick, a member of the Colville Tribes and a descendant of the Kalispel Tribe, feeding her 11-month-old son Dean Haynes a bite of her three sisters stew.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Kalispel Tribe hosted a Cultural Dinner the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Kalispel Casino in Cusick. The dinner featured a threecourse menu created by Kalispel Casino chef Brian Viramontes that blended his own Mexican American heritage with Native cuisine: a three sisters stew appetizer, a braised bison with blackberry mole main dish and a lemon huckleberry cheesecake. This event was just one of several the Kalispel Tribe is hosting throughout the month, with the remainder scheduled in Spokane County.

Miner photos by Gabrielle Feliciano.

Two servings of braised bison with blackberry mole.
Twa-Le Abrahamson of Wellpinit, a member of the Spokane Tribe, listening to loved ones after finishing off her lemon huckleberry cheesecake.
Two dinner guests having their first taste of the braised bison with blackberry mole.
Theresa Elisoff of Spokane, a member of the Colville Tribes, looking at the dinner menu.
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