Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current, September 01, 2001, POW-WOW 2001 EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSMOKE S A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe . , A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe POW-WOW 2001 EDITION HONORED Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison was honored by the Veterans during her last pow-wow as Tribal Chair. An estimated people attended the three-day event. II II - ' """WWWJkjilll tfl m BHHMHHHMH 3 I t - nmi..r -ii f tfi-f riM i f .MnrfMin nan ii , jT ,' s Parade on Grand Ronde Road. Tribal Elder and Veteran Merle Leno Food, Song z Dance; A Traditional Indian Gathering Grand Ronde Style By Justin Phillips " This year's pow-wow grand entry was everything it promised to be and then some. 'V It was an array of colors, drums, singing, dancing y and smiles. , ' . . This is our culture at its best. There were 259 dancers that strutted their stuff oriV the pow-wow grounds over the three-day event. Friday night kicked off the pow-wow with the Roy- V alty Pageant and a Grand Entry later on in the evening. Erica Empey was crowned Miss Grand Ronde, Emma Leno took Senior Miss Grand Ronde, Brandi Little walked away with Junior Miss Grand Ronde and Tenisha Rios was given the title Little Miss Grand Ronde. Saturday was the day of the parade that made its way from the Tribal cemetery to the pow-wow grounds. The Grand Marshals this year were Tribal Elders Dorothy Greene and Pearl Lyon. ! .1 Tribal Elder Ha Dowd said the invocation after grand entry to the thousands of on-lookers. An estimated 15,000 Pow-wow goers made their way to the small community of Grand Ronde over the weekend. There was also something special about this year's pow-wow it was Kathryn Harrison's last pow-wow as chairwoman. ' "I didn't think it would bother me too much," said Harrison. "I have to admit, I shed a tear or two." Harrison recalled the very first pow-wow Grand Ronde held. "It was our Restoration Pow-wow right after we were restored," said Harrison. "It fit into the Grand Ronde Elementary School's gym. I had a borrowed dress from somebody from Warm Springs." Harrison said the pow-wow "just keeps getting bet ter every year." "Roy Track (Grand Ronde Tribal member and one of the top emcees in Indian Country) does an excel lent job," added Harrison. The Veteran's honored Harrison for her last pow wow as chairwoman. "I was dumbfounded," said Harrison. "I was think ing why me? I should be honoring them. It's so great to see and hear all the Veteran's and where they served." From young to Elder, it was a family event that amazed all. Smiles could be seen all around the circular grounds. "If s something that is very special," said Harrison. Y ill '''I'lriiH i4 I4' j 11 a lit I --. v H I -1 ) I? 1 i The 200 1 -2002 Royalty Court posed after they were crowned. LtoR: TENISHA RIOS, Little Miss Grand Ronde; BRANDI LITTLE, Jr. Miss Grand Ronde; EMMA LENO, Sr. Miss Grand Ronde and ERICA EMPEY, Miss Grand Ronde. Anita Neilson, from Tillamook, was honored with a Pendleton blanket during the pow-wow. She donated close to 200 items, most of them baskets, to the Cultural Resources department. She has been collecting baskets from Alaska to Arizona for the last 50 years.