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Participating' in Royalty Is an excellent chance for young
Tribal women to represent the Tribe in a positive way.
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All interested girls must be able to meet the following guidelines in
order to be eligible for the Veterans' Royalty Court:
a Girls must be enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde.
Participants should have never been married and have no children.
All girls must be enrolled in and currently attending a public or pri
vate school.
All girls participating must be drug and alcohol free,
They must have one year of pow-wow experience.
They must have their own regalia, or be able to make their own
regalia before the application deadline. Participants must be willing
and able to attend all Veterans' events and be prepared to represent
the Veterans and the Tribe.
Must have a parent or sponsor willing to participate and attend
activities with the girls and provide transportation.
Royalty Court participants and their parent or sponsor must attend
all required events (pow-wows, parades, fund-raisers, organizational
meetings and others). Absences can be prearranged with the Royalty
Committee Advisor. Three unexcused absences will result in disqualifi
cation from Royalty Court. Please note that all participants receive 1
point for every event. Royalty Court participants are expected to stay
for the duration of the events. This includes helping setup for events
such as meetings and parades, as well as dancing during Grand Entry
and staying until the flags are retired unless pre-approved with the
Royalty Advisor. Participants are expected to speak in front of large
groups of people. Royalty Court participants must be willing and able
to dance. Remember: You are all part of a team and are expected
to treat yourselves, running mates and others with respect at all times.
As of July 9, 2002 girls must be 9 to 1 4 years of age for Junior Veterans
Royalty Queen; and 15 to 19 years of age for Senior Veterans Royalty
Queen. Deadline is March 4, 2003.
Please call Sharon or Marce Norwest at 503-879-5878 or 879-2387 for
more information about Veterans' Royalty.
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Name:
Roll : Phone:
Address:
Age:
Date of Birth:
School:
Parents:
Sponsor:
Mail to: Sharon & Marce Norwest
28000 Andy Riggs Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Phone: 503-879-5878 or 503-879-2387
Now is the time to start thinking about joining the Grand Ronde Roy
alty Court. Participating in the Royalty Court is an excellent chance for
young Tribal women to represent the Tribe in a positive way. It does
require commitment and time, but is a tremendous honor. There will be
dance, protocol, craft and speaking classes that will help prepare your
self to be on Royalty.
Any young lady who would like to participate in Royalty to gain expe
rience may as a Princess and not compete this year for a Queen position.
Fill out the application form provided and send it to the Royalty Board.
Personal contacts can be made with Claudia Leno 503-879-5892. We
encourage any interested young lady who is a Tribal member, between
the ages of 5 and 21, to join us..
Participants must be an enrolled member of the Grand Ronde Tribe,
be alcohol and drug free, be childless and never married. If school age,
must be attending school (private or public) full-time.
Girls must be within the following age categories by January 15, 2002:
Miss Tiny Tot 5-8 years of age
Junior Miss Grand Ronde 9-14 years of age
Senior Miss Grand Ronde 15-18 years of age
Miss Grand Ronde 19-21 years of age
Participants must have their own regalia. It is not the responsibility of
the Royalty Board, Tribal Council, or any other Tribal program to provide.
Members of the Royalty Court are not paid positions. Although, the
chosen Queens and Princesses will receive motel fees and a set amount
for travel expenses for attending required events. For all fund-raisers and
activities that Royalty is involved in, the court and their families or spon
sors are required to participate.
"All the members on the Royalty Court must show good judgement by
not participating in any activities that could bring adverse publicity to
themselves or the Tribe. All members of Royalty must comply with the
Royalty guidelines and the Royalty agreement.
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Full Name:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Date of Birth:
Roll :
Age:
Father's Full Name: .
Mother's Full Name:
Sponsor's Name:
Sponsor's Mailing Address:
Sponsor's Phone Number:
School Attending:
Year in School:
Why are you entering the Grand Ronde Queen competition?
Why are you interested in participating as a Princess?
Parent or Sponsor's Signature
RETURN THIS APPLICATION TO: ROYALTY COMMITTEE
PO Box 263, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
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