mil Tom ME in .f: -IjyiSJLifflrtJi J:dafef . . L,.- mm 7fl . 06 S66 September 1, 001 KALAHUYA : ROGUE RIVER SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 503-879-5211 1-800-422-0232 A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org (3) i to) -.a: . V ''". -" ? ' ' ' . J .J: ""I' 'if- V-:' ft.MU ?So V 7 WWrt r 7 F i. i Vision Grand Ronde Tribal youth Orin John Allen eyes the dancers at this year's pow-wow. An estimated 15,000 visitors made this year's event the largest in Tribal history. New Preschool Graduates S A "... ' Ready for the Future - The future of the Tribe couldn't be brighter and this year's crop of preschool graduates is the best example of why things are looking so good around here. Head Start staff thanked everyone who made ,the annual event such a success. The children showed off their new skills on the drum to parents, staff, Royalty girls and Elders who gathered at the Tribal pow-wow grounds. Tribal Elder Ha Dowd gave the invocation and Deanna Trimpe was the special guest parent speaker. Learning the Ropes in Whale CoisiDttry Chinuk Wawa Conference at Neah Bay on the Makah Reservation is a chance to learn something old, something new. CHANCE AT THE BIGGER STORY Washington on the Makah Reservation JUST A LURE... on August 11 and 12 were the recent news reports that the Makah nation, By Chris Mercier which achieved worldwide fame for res- A prelude to the Annual Chinuk urrecting the age-old Tribal tradition of Wawa Conference held in Neah Bay, continued on page 4-5 ffiff Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Address Service Requested PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 Serials Dept. - Khi9ht 1299 UNIVERSITY OF ORB, EUGENE OR 97403-1205 jniversity of Oregon Library Received oni 09-05-01 Sioke signals t : n " " .- -A IT 4 : I mi. i - f UfV ' 5 Feast Participants in this year's Chinuk Wawa Conference were treated to, for some, an alternate lifestyle. Among the lessons learned was that salmon cooked in a traditional way is a blessing from the creator. E Z c 2! 03