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Retired Air Force Veteran Kenny Allen
from the Lakota Sioux Tribe.
Pow-wow's Grand Entry is a Powerful Experience
Veteran and Tribal Elder Marce Norwest honored by Tribal Council.
By Willie Mercier
Veterans and civilians alike gathered from all
around at the Tribe's annual Veteran's Pow-wow
on Saturday, July 14 to celebrate the service of
Veterans to their country.
The Pow-Wow got under way with the Grand
Opening where all Veterans were invited to join
in with the color guard and dance. Every branch
of the military was represented with a flag.
Grand Ronde Royalty and traditional dancers
young and old honored the Veterans by entering
the dance arena after them.
After the Grand Entry, Veteran's Committee
Chairman and Tribal Elder Marce Norwest and
his wife Sharon were honored by Tribal Council
with Pendleton Jackets for all of the efforts they
have put forth honoring our Veterans.
"They hung in there when there was almost no
one" said Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison of Marce
and Sharon's dedication to the Veterans. "We're
so proud of this couple, when it started out it
seemed like there was no support, he had a hard
time getting people to come together, but he had
it every year. There were times when some of us
on the council were traveling and we couldn't
make it, but we knew they would be here."
Bill Ward, a District Aide for Congresswoman
Darlene Hooley's office attended his first pow
wow and was hard pressed to find words to ex
press what he had experienced.
"It's the friendliness, the openness, the true honesty and spiritual emotions are beyond words," said Ward. D
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The Woman Behind The Man -veteran's com
mittee Chairman and Tribal Elder Marce Norwest (right)
catches some down time between Grand Entries at this
year's Veteran's Pow-wow with his wife Sharon (cen
ter) and their friends Ron and Karen Tuomi. Norwest
and his wife were honored by the Tribal Council for their
continued efforts on behalf of all Veterans. The
Norwests attend as many as 50 events a year and over
see the Veteran's royalty girls as well.
A Introductions - Tribal Chair
Kathryn Harrisort (right) chats with whjpmaster
;Craig Whitehead sfrom the SileUlBbeijncI . , .'.
Bill Ward a representative from Congresswoman
Darlene Hooley's office at the Veteran's Pow-wow.
Honored For His Service -
Tribal member Steve Bobb, a U.S. Marine Corp.
Veteran, was honored by the Veterans and Tribal
Council for his service to the country.
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Photo by Willie Mercier
Photo by Willie Mercier
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Off to a Good Start
Young people bring
enthusiasm and spontaneity
to every pow-wow. They
learn by watching like
young Navajo Jona Renish
(right in red and white
regalia) of Portland.
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Photo by Willie Mercier
Photo by Willie Mercier
Photo by Brent Merrill
Photo by Willie Mercier