8 JANUARY 1, 2002
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2001-02 GRAND RONDE ROYALTY COURTS
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Tenisha Rios
Miss Tiny Tot
Age: 8
Hometown: Salem, Oregon.
Parents and Family members:
Paul and Barbara Rios and Victoria
Rios.
What school do you attend? Chris
tian Center Academy.
What are your favorite subjects
in school? Math and Bible.
Why did you want to participate
in Royalty? To learn about what
Tribe I belong to and to learn how to
dance. I like to represent the Tribe.
What do you do in your free time?
Play games, ride my bike, and swim,
I like to do bead work.
What future events will you at
tend as a member of Royalty? As
many Pow-wows as I can the Gath
ering of the Nations, Rose Parade.
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Halona Butler
Veterans Jr. Queen
Age: 9
Hometown: Grand Ronde.
Parents and Family: Cindy
Watkins, Lee Butler, Michael
Watkins, Vicki Butler and three little
brothers.
What school do you attend? Grand
Ronde Elementary.
What are your favorite subjects
in school? Math and Reading.
Why did you want to participate
in Royalty? I like going to pow wows.
I like Fancy and Jingle dancing, I also
drum with my family Dancing
Again Singers from Siletz.
What do you do with your free
time? Play games, go to pow-wows,
stuff with family and friends.
What do you want to do after
school? Go to college
What future events will you attend
as a member of Royalty? Pow-wows,
parades, Christmas party, other events
with Tribal Veterans, I am so proud to
represent the Veterans.
Brandi Little
Jr. Miss Grand Ronde
Age: 14
Hometown: Grand Ronde.
Parents and Family: Parents are
Mike and Julie Little, Sisters are
Melody Fuller and Kandee Little,
Brothers are Michael Little and Doug
Gore.
What school do you attend?
Willamina High School.
What are your favorite subjects
in school? Home-ec and Math.
Why did you want to participate
in Royalty? I love to attend Pow
Wows, I love to dance and meet other
Native Americans from other Tribes
and learn more about my culture. I
wanted to represent my Tribe.
What do you do in your free time?
Talk on the telephone, chat on the
internet, play with my nephew and
babysit, attend Pow-wows.
What do you want to do after
school? I want to go to college to be
come a Mid-Wife.
What future events will you at
tend as a member of Royalty?
Pow-wows all over Oregon and Wash
ington and hopefully Gathering of the
Nations in New Mexico, and I would
like to attend the Pow-wow in Hawaii
next fall to have our Tribe recognized
there.
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Ali Holsclaw
Veterans Sr. Queen
Age: 15
Hometown: Willamina.
Parents and Family members:
Dad Tim Holsclaw, Mom Teri
Emma Leno
Sr. Miss Grand Ronde
Age: 16
Hometown: Grand Ronde, Oregon
Parents and Family members: My
parents are Merle and Claudia Leno.
I have one sister and one brother
MochelleKelley and Greg Leno. I have
two nephews: Joseph and Duston
Kelley (my sister's kids) two nieces:
Kayla and Madison Leno (Greg's kids).
What school did you attend?
Sheridan High.
What are favorite subjects in
school? English and U.S. History
Why did you want to participate
in Royalty? I have participated in
Royalty before when I was Miss Grand
Ronde for two years when I was 12. I
love to dance, be involved with my cul
ture by going to different places and
going to Pow-wows and representing
the Tribe.
What do you do in your free time?
I hang out with my family and friends,
I just started riding horses so hope
fully I'll be doing a lot more of that. I
love watching TV with my dad.
What do you want to do after High
School? I'm thinking of going to law
school or photography school, one of
the two.
What future events will you at
tend as a member of Royalty?
Pow-wows and events that the Royalty
are invited to around the area.
Mercier, Brother Keiffer, Sister
Zoey.
What School do you attend?
Willamina High School.
What are your favorite subjects
in school? Sign Language and Ce
ramics. Why did you want to participate
in Royalty? I like going to Pow-wows
and dancing. I like representing the
Grand Ronde Veterans and the rest of
the Tribe.
What do you do in your free time?
I like to bead, hang out with friends,
and go to Pow-wows.
What do you want to do after
school? I plan to travel for a while
then go to college.
What future events will you at
tend as a member of Royalty?
There are many Pow-wows and Tribal
events that I hope to attend such as
G.R. Restoration Celebration and Siletz
Restoration Pow-wow as well as other
Pow-wows.
Erica Empey
Miss Grand Ronde
Age: 20
Parents and Family members: My
mother Joann Empey is where I get
my Native ancestry. WeareUmpqua.
My grandparents were Hattie and
Knut Strom.
What school do you attend? Uni
versity of Portland. Currently I am
studying abroad in Salzburg, Austria.
I am in my sophomore year.
What are your favorite subjects?
I am a biology major.
Why did you want to participate
in Royalty? I wanted to participate
in Royalty so that I could serve my
Tribe. I feel like they have done so
much for me. It also allows me to spend
time with my family.
What do you do in your free time?
This year, over here in Salzburg, I have
traveled. It has been so nice to see new
places and get a taste of all the differ
ent cultures. I have met some very
kind people on my travels. People who
were willing to help a stranger out of
the goodness of there heart. It gives
me hope in humankind. My favorite
trip was to Switzerland, where I hiked
in the Swiss Alps.
What do you want to do after
school? I do not know what I want
to do after college. I have faith that it
will all work out.
What future events will you at
tend as a member of Royalty? I
will travel around to all the events that
are on the Royalty's agenda. Of course
it will include all the usual: Pi-Um-Sha
Days, the Siletz Pow-wow, our Vet
erans and annual Pow-wow, the pa
rades for Sheridan Days and
Willamina's 4th of July Parade.
Maybe there will be some new events
too! I enjoy being with the younger
members of Royalty. A program like
this is so nice to have for the younger
girls. It gives them something to be a
part of and builds their character, self
confidence and poise. In fact, that is
one of the reasons I came back to the
program. It did all that for me and I
wanted to be a leader for the younger
girls like the older girls were for me.
I will be returning home at the end of
April.
Royalty girls,
I wish you girls luck in all your
events. You are beautiful! I miss you
all.
Love, Erica