Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All will host an event featuring storyteller Tony Incashola, director of the Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. Incashola will be telling stories at River Street Dance Theater in Hamilton, 421 N. Second Street. There is no admission charge for the event, which is presented in cooperation with Humanities Montana.
Incashola will tell a number of Coyote creation stories, including the Salish version of how Sleeping Child got its name – but only if the weather is wintry. According to tradition, Coyote stories are only to be told in winter, so if the day proves to be more spring-like, Incashola will instead relate stories of traditional Salish family life in the valley. The program will be appropriate for families and children eight and older.
“It’s going to be really fun,” Troutman promised. “I’ve heard Tony talk two or three times — he’s a very good speaker, a gentle man who really engages his audience.”
For more information, call 363-1806, or visit Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All on Facebook.