Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
Pow Wow Celebrating Sobriety Saturday of the 2nd weekend of
every September

The design on the shirts and posters for the 2005 Pow Wow came from art work of two of our patients.  Due to confidentiality laws we cannot publish their names, but the winners were a girl and a boy.  The front of the shirt displays a  medicine wheel with the traditional colors, and feathers hanging on the circle.  The back of the shirts has The Healing Lodge name in calligraphy.  It is a very attractive shirt and is available for sale through the administration office at the Lodge.

The annual Pow Wow is always held in the center of the exterior cultural circle on the 38 acre campus.  This center point brings together a complex of three buildings.  The cultural circle proudly displays the flags from the seven Tribal Nations.  There are always dance competitions, in all categories, and drumming/singing units, with over $3,000 in prize money.  Dinner is served to all participants and workers.  No drugs, alcohol, smoking, fire arms, camping or pets are allowed at the event. Anyone intoxicated will not be allowed on the premises.  We cannot allow food vendors due to health regulations and insurance issues.  Everyone is welcome to come join the Celebration of Sobriety! 

Highlights of years past:

George Flett, renowned Native American artist, and member of the Spokane Tribe, donated an original oil painting to The Healing Lodge, entitled Walking to the Healing Lodge – Spirits are all around him.  With Mr. Flett's permission this painting was featured on the 2003 Pow Wow posters and tee shirts.  This beautiful piece of artwork hangs in a prominent place in the reception area of The Healing Lodge.

In 2004 we had a flag created for The Healing Lodge, by Sophie Rault, a woman who lives in France.  She designed it using the Native American colors of white, yellow, red and black, symbolizing the four directions of the medicine wheel, and the healing that happens for the youth in treatment.  The Healing Lodge flag appeared on the front of the shirts and the flags from all seven nations on the back.  These flags together with the American flag, the Washington State flag and the Prisoners of War flag proudly fly around the center circle of the facility.