Q&A: Tribes from across the region — and even farther afield — came to Spokane in 1974 to share their culture and turn the page on a dark chapter for the environment

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture photo

Totem poles brought from coast tribes greeted visitors to the U.S. Pavilion during Expo.

The region’s Native American community came out in force during Expo ’74, resulting in one of the event’s most popular attractions. However, according to Spokane tribal member Margo Hill, their official involvement was largely an “afterthought,” a sentiment that was captured in The Fair and the Falls, Bill Youngs’ historical account of the world’s fair in Spokane.

Hill was just 6 years old when Expo

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