PENINSULA DAILY NEWS: QUILEUTE DAYS ‘TWILIGHT’ GUEST HELPS SET RECORD ATTENDANCE
The Peninsula Daily News has a look at Twilight star Solomon Trimble and his special guest appearance at this year’s Quileute Days.
LaPUSH — Tired, hungry and little jet-lagged, Solomon Trimble signed every last autograph and posed for dozens of pictures with “Twilight” fans wearing a Hollywood smile.The 25-year-old actor who played Sam Uley in the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s first novel of Forks-based fictional series, said he was “honored” and “deeply moved” to be a special guest at Quileute Days on Saturday.
And his appearance for star-struck and admiring fans gave the annual Quileute Days its best-ever attendance.
“It’s been a dream of mine to participate in a celebration like this,” said Trimble, after dancing with tribal members in a transformational dance at the A-Ka-Lat center in LaPush.
“What an honor it is to be here. I’m all choked up.”
In “Twilight,” Trimble plays a young Quileute man who gives heroine Bella Swan her first indication that something is amiss with her vampire love.
His turning-point line: “The Cullens don’t come here.”
Quileute culture
Trimble on Saturday acknowledged that the Quileute didn’t have enough input on the film adaptation of the LaPush-based tribe.
By coming to Quileute Days, Trimble — who is Mescalero Apache and Lakota Native American — who is said he was able to experience part of the Quileute culture.
He joined a group of 45 dancers and singers from the Quileute, Quinault and North Star tribes in a 2 ½-hour cultural arts program.
He wore black shorts with a red and white cape gown, and carried a decorative wolf headpiece in the ceremonial dance.
‘Into our home’
“We are honored to have you into our home,” said Sonny Woodruff, who organized the dance with tribal vice chairwoman Bonita Cleveland.
After the dance, Trimble gave Cleveland a robe he received from his mother.
“My mom said you have to give it back to me in 50 years when you’re done with it,” Trimble said.
“I did not expect anything like that,” Cleveland said of Trimble’s gift. “I feel very honored.”
As part of the Quileute’s tradition of returning a gift with another gift, Cleveland gave Trimble a robe depicting an eagle and a whale.
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I’m glad Solomon’s presence at Quileute Days made more people interested. The cultural of the Quileute people was such a big deal to Solomon, it is only fitting he is there.
What do you think of Solomon attending Quileute Days?
