Tribe cancels Julyamsh celebration

A popular Post Falls summer event has become a casualty of the ongoing debate over the legality of historical horse racing in Idaho.

Helo Hancock, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s legislative director, said Friday that the 2015 Julyamsh powwow will not take place.

The powwow — billed as the largest outdoor powwow in the Northwest and among the largest in the nation — has been hosted by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe at the Greyhound Park and Event Center for the past 17 years.

“The decision was made to move Julyamsh away from Greyhound Park because the tribe cannot condone the illegal activity taking place there, nor can the tribe condone the hostile and belligerent statements made recently by the Greyhound Park manager about the tribe and Indian gaming,” Hancock stated, in a message to The Press.

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