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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2007)
X X X JULY 1,2007 (lj(tff A IY A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org - "Celebrating Our Traditions," this year's Spirit Mountain CasinoConfederated Tribes of Grand Ronde float, won the Grand Prize in the 2007 Grand Floral Parade. This photo was taken on 4th Street near Portland's Chinatown. The float carried more than 3,700 flowers. STORY AND MORE PHOTOS ON PAGES 6-7. .ft : hi & . 1 , n 7 V. ' ';tVv if, '; 5 "t, a The photo of this coyote was taken in Grand Ronde near the base of Spirit Mountain. Coyotes are probably best known for their howl which has also been labeled as the "song of the west." Coyotes are skilled hunters and will usually hunt big game in packs. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 SERIALS DEPT. - KNIGHT LIBRrtRV IZ9S UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 Tribal Members Visit New York For Tomanowos Ceremony By Toby McClary As part of an annu al ceremony, a Grand Ronde delegation went to New York City to visit Tomano wos, a 10,000 year old, 15 and a half-ton meteorite housed in the American Mu seum of Natural His tory (AMNH). This year's dele gation consisted of Tribal Elders Mon ty Parazoo, Gladys Hobbs, Sharon Han son, Louise Medeiros, Violet Folden, Anna Hannah, and Kath ryn Harrison. The group also included Public Affairs Direc tor Siobhan Taylor, Tribal member and Public Affairs Sec retary Teri Mercier, Tribal Council mem ber Jack Giffen, Jr., and Tribal member and Language Specialist Bobby Mercier. The three students participating in this year's annual Youth Educa tion New York trip included Tribal See TOMANOWOS on page 3 71 J " - w.l J ! fit K Jl' t p tf x i 5 ' " " ? , . y Tribal Council Secretary Jack Giffen, Jr. takes a peek at some centuries old artifacts in the vaults of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A delegation from Grand Ronde recently went to New York to participate in the annual Tomanowos Ceremony.
