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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.