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Colville tribe delays approving revival of Omak Suicide Race
Friday, April 7, 2000
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAK -- Hold your horses! The return of the Suicide Race to the Omak Stampede is not yet a done deal.
The Colville Confederated Tribes' governing Business Council on Thursday delayed voting on a deal that would return the race and Indian encampment to the Stampede.
Council members wanted clarification on three issues, said Fred Winningham, president of the Omak Stampede Board.
Attempts to reach tribal leaders Friday were unsuccessful.
Winningham said the council was concerned about wording in the agreement involving a Stampede board representative who would attend tribal meetings.
There were also questions about the supply of city water to the encampment, and about city ownership of Eastside Park, where the encampment has traditionally been held.
Winningham said the issues should be ironed out by the time of the next Business Council meeting April 20.
The agreement has been hammered out over the past year in negotiations involving the tribes, the Stampede board and the Omak City Council.
The City Council unanimously approved the deal at a meeting on Monday. The Stampede board approved the pact the week before.
The Colvilles boycotted the Omak Stampede last summer, leading to cancellation of the Suicide Race and Indian encampment. The Stampede lost money because of a drop in attendance and revenues as a result of the boycott.
The agreement gives the tribes more say in the Stampede, provides parking in grassy areas near the encampment for tribal members and increases the Suicide Race purse.
The Suicide Race is a furious dash by riders on horseback down a steep hillside and across a river. The majority of entrants in most years have been tribal members.
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