March 21, 2022
7 tribes break ground on wellness center in eastern WA
Author: AMBER D. DODD
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nez Perce member Liz Arthur-Attao woke up Friday to a regular spring afternoon: 48 degrees and spotty sunlight. Wind brought a chill. The ground was soft and fertile.
It was the perfect weather for The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations to host its groundbreaking ceremony on a wellness center in Spokane Valley, Washington, extending a mission of healing youth through practices grounded in Indigenous values, The Spokesman-Review reported.
“Mother Earth is soft,” Arthur-Attao...