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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 2003)
kmm AUGUST 15, 2003 i) f)MEE SliMLS mAJTkiU A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe -" www.grandronde.org imsm mmmm mmm mm Here Comes The Sun... Here Comes The Pow-wow .! . ; ' . . . , , ' ' - ; .... - . s ' t - c t ad hJ Hi H III mn 1 n mr 1 nnMfc I I.I I l4i H j lllll MM MW 111 iMM O. Pow-WOW Today The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde invite you to the Tribes' Annual Contest Pow-wow this weekend August 15-17 in Grand Ronde. Near record temperatures throughout Oregon and predicted hot weather for this weekend have Tribal officials believing this could be the largest pow-wow in Tribal history. The pow-wow starts with the Royalty Pageant on Friday evening at 7 p.m. and Saturday's Grand Entry is at 1 p.m. Sunday's Grand Entry is scheduled for 1 p.m. This year's four host drums are Black Lodge, Perfect Storm, Black Stone and The Boyz. More than 20 drums have been invited for the weekend and as many as 55 vendors have checked in for the event. People from all over the country and Tribal members from all throughout Indian Country make their way to Grand Ronde for what has become one of the largest pow-wows on the West Coast drawing top dancers from across the nation. This photograph of Klamath Tribal member Wesley Witcraft was taken at last year's pow-wow and won first place at this year's Native American Journalists Association Conference as best feature photograph. Pow-wow Preview: Grandfather Drum Is Just Part Of The "Eagle Beak" Family Grand Ronde Tribal members and their friends from other Tribes make up drum group that will be featured at the pow-wow this weekend. By Peta Tinda aele Beak members don't .4 think of their drum as j just a thing. It's more like a person. The drum is like a grandfather, actually. And like a good grandfather, if you are respectful and patient, he will teach you things. "Every time we sing the drum is teaching us, just like our Elders do," said Eagle Beak member Dustin Harmon. Dustin and his brother Shane are from the Wind River Shoshone Tribe. When talking about their drum, they refer to it as grandfather or grandpa. They talk about the drum as if it were living, breathing per son and treat it with due respect. "The drum watches over us," said member Bobby Mercier (Grand Eagle Beak continued on page 3 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 OR NEWSPAPER PROJ. UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE 1259 UNIUERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 9P403-1205 ... . Z ." 1 'V : .. E3 pi a 1 'ffl Ilk" L,s-&-9i t Ir s- if j re-: n A if- Respect For Our Elder Grand Ronde's drum group Eagle Beak will perform at the Tribe's Annual Contest Pow-wow this weekend. The group, which is made up of Tribal members and members of other Tribes that live and work in Grand Ronde, has gained a reputation for excellence and innovation while staying true to their traditional beliefs. The group refers to their drum as "Grandfather" and they treat it with the same respect we show to our Elders.
