Smoke Signals
Drum and dancers
educate ZooKeepers
By Amanda Siestreem
On September 15, Grand Ronde's
Eagle Beak Drum and Dancers per
formed for a crowd of 300 for the In
ternational ZooKeepers Association
Convention at the Portland Zoo.
Amidst the shimmering new facili
ties, which has been partially funded
by donations from the Spirit Moun
tain Community Fund, the perform
ers shined.
Eagle Beak, having performed for
a crowd of 40,000 people at the Nike
World Masters Games, was unruffled
by the full banquet room. Zoo coordi
nator Anne Michel, arranged for the
drum group to perform and expressed
her gratitude with free backstage
passes and complimentary salmon
dinners, and announced the group as
"the real heart of the Northwest."
Monika Robideau, women's tradi
tional dancer and Miss Lakota
Oyateki 1999, said, "I'm here repre
senting the Oregon State Peniten
tiary, all of them. I bring your good
wishes back to them."
Rose Starr, mother of Shane and
Dustin Harmon of Eagle Beak, said
"We travel together, it's a family
thing. It makes us feel good to dance
for our Elders who can't dance. We
are proud to be who we are."
Her daughter, Leah, was the first
exhibition dancer. Leah's fancy dance
and crow hop sent the crowd into wild
applause. Before each dance, Bobby
Mercier stood up from the drum and
spoke to the crowd, informing them
of the significance of the dance within
the tradition. After Leah, Isaac
Trimble and Manuel Starr grass
danced. Bobby Mercier said, "watch
their steps and their moves. Grass
dancers came out to stomp all the
grass down to prepare for ceremonies."
Next Manuel Starr danced the
Little Kyoni Mercier beats on drum.
Chicken Dance "with a hop step and
a little bit of a strut to it."
After their dancing, Bobby Mercier
stood up and spoke to the silent room,
saying, "We come here to educate, a
lot of people still think we all live in
tipis."
The room erupted in laughter and
Mercier continued, "We're sure
happy to be with you here tonight.
There are a lot of songs for each
dance, but we just sing the ones we
know." Questions poured from the
crowd and Bobby Mercier answered
easily.
The crowd asked where is Grand
Ronde? And Bobby replied and in
vited everyone out to the Casino, giv
ing precise directions. Mercier and
his companions answered questions
until the crowd was quieted and then
Mercier said, "Thank all you guys for
inviting us out here. We say thank
you."
As the crowd stood and broke
apart, one woman came up to Eagle
Beak. Her name was Betty Thomas
and she was a zookeeper and
Choctaw Indian from Tulsa. With a
glint of delight in her eye, she said,
"I thought that was so great because
J'm an Indian! Oh yes, it got me go
ing. I don't ever miss a pow-wow."
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Congratulations on the
birth of baby
Chrisanthemum Autumn Musso
Creat-Creat Grandparents Bill & Betty Rife,
Great Grandparents Ed & Marcia Bolton,
Grandparents Frank & Lila Musso
Good job to her mom,
Chrystal Musso!!
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Engaged
Congratulations to tribal member
Molly Rimer and Charles (Chad)
Leno, who have announced plans to
marry next summer.
Best wishes on your engagement
and wedding preparations in the
upcoming months.
kanawi-4aksta,
nssayka tiki wawa hayu merei khapa
titocam iaska Caku khapa nasayka
"baby shower." wet nasayka tiki
wawa hayu ma-si pus kanawi iu5
ikta masayka palai khapa nasayka.
masayka munk sawa&-ik?i dret-kakwa
nasayka ?L
overyane,
We want to say thank you very much to
all tke people that came to our baby shower.
We also want to say thank you very much
for all the nice things that we were given,
lou make us feel very at home here in
QraYidTRonde.
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Tony & Tanyia J ohnson
POWMIA Recognition Day held
POWMIA's were honored on the steps of the State Capitol in Salem on
Friday, Sept. 17. Two representatives from each Oregon Veterans organiza
tion were chosen to participate. Marce Norwest and Norris Merill repre
sented the Grand Ronde Color Guard. During the recognition ceremony,
Norwest pinned a yellow ribbon on a remembrance honor tree in the Capitol
lawn and Merrill carried the tribal flag.
The Grand Ronde Color Guard and Royalty keep a busy schedule repre
senting the Tribe. In August, they were invited to the Klamath Restoration
Pow-wow to carry Grand Ronde's Eagle Staff, as they do not have one of
their own.
TUES., OCT. 5 WED., OCT. 6 THURS., OCT. 7
White Beans & Ham Hamburgers Chicken Enchiladas
Salad and Rolls Potatoes & Baked Beans Mexican Rice & Beans
Dessert Dessert Egg Custard
TUES., OCT. 1 2 WED., OCT. 1 3 THURS., OCT. 1 4
Stuffed Green Peppers Beef Stroganoff Chicken & Dumplings
Green Salad &Tater Tots Veggie and Salad Corn on the Cob
Dessert Dessert Pasta Salad & Dessert
TUES., OCT. 1 9 WED., OCT. 20 THURS., OCT. 21
Meatball Stew Sausage & Kraut B-B-QRibs
Cottage Cheese & Pears Red Potatoes Macaroni Salad
Rolls and Dessert Corn and Dessert Veggie and Dessert
TUES., OCT. 26 WED., OCT. 27 THURS., OCT. 28
Mushroom Steak Soup & Sandwiches Turkey & Stuffing
Baked Potatoes Salad PotatoesGravy & Veggie
Veggie and Dessert Dessert Ice Cream & Cake
TRIBAL ELDERS AND SPOUSES EAT FREE.
ALL OTHERS ARE $3.00 & MUST CALL THE KITCHEN AT 879-4579
BEFORE 9:30 A.M. ELDERS EAT FIRST.
REPRINTED FROM THE KEXO GAZETTE JOURNAL, SEPT. 4, 10J)
HI SJlf OF THE tjjjJ
Name: PATRYK BING.
Age: 8.
School: Scarselli Elementary School.
Sports participationextracurricular: Soccer, video
games.
Personal Information: Parents are Dana and Tracy Bing.
Grandmother is Patsy Pullen.
Plans: To be in the World Wrestling Federation.
Achievements: I'm a good brother to my sister.
An Influential person In your life: Cousin Dean from
Idaho.
Favorite athlete: Extreme games and roller-blading.
Favorite subject: Computers.
Favorite TV show: World Wrestling Federation
Favorite movie: "Silverado."
Favorite food: Pickles.
Favorite musical group: Sugar Ray.
Best asset: Helping my sister with math.
Worst trait: Gettina anarv easily.
Greatest memory: Getting hit by a car on my bike.
In 10 years I'd like to be: Designing wooded toys.
People don't know this about me but: I'm very smart.
If I had $1 million: I would buy a hummer and live next to a golf course.
If I were president of the United States: I would send a whole bunch of planes with
a whole bunch of money to the poor.
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