BD, you should just stick with "I wish I was there" instead of attempting any sort of observational commenting in regards to the OC.
It's clear you are garnering information in regards to Natives in BC from some skewed source.

All participants were members of various tribal groups as well as metis peoples from the prairies.

there were no" hollywood indians" there at all.

Instead of wishing, maybe you should come! Then you could learn a couple of things about or first nations peoples and what they do and don't do etc etc.