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Smoke Signals 3 SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 Contest Pow-wow, Dancers Stay On the Move Next year's event heading to new grounds near Fort Yamhill State Park (It ILi By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer Twenty-eight years ago, Tribal Elder Wink Soderberg wel comed everybody to Grand Ronde's pow-wow. He was Tribal Council co-chair then, and welcom ing the crowds this year, he is again a member of the Tribal Council. "It took place on our cemetery grounds," Soderberg said Sunday, Aug. 19, the last day of the three day 2007 Grand Ronde Contest Pow-wow. "People ask why would you hold a pow-wow on cemetery grounds? And the answer is, that was the only ground we had." Today, things are different. In fact, the Tribe now has land enough that the pow-wow grounds are moving from property across from the Governance Center to bigger quarters in 2008. The huge white tent, dozens of food and merchandise vendors and parking will move in below Fort Yamhill State Park where the Elders covered stands are already waiting, grass is planted, electricity is in and the road is paved. This year, some called the 2007 Contest Pow-wow "the best ever," not only for the attendance, but de spite the crazy weather filled with despair and hope. One moment, the weather turned Grand Entry into a stampede for shelter and, another, it had crowds basking in sunshine. It was a weekend that brought Tribal Elder Lorene Smith up from Oak land, Calif. Smith is one of Tribal mem ber Bobby Merci er's aunts. Tribal Council Secretary Jack Giffen Jr. held a pow-wow party and many Lenos, as always, met at Russ Leno's place. The annual Nor west and Riggs reunion took off on Sunday after noon. Tribal mem ber Reina Nelson's brother from Tul alip, Tribal member Renaldo, came in for the weekend. One-year-old Trib al member Leo Nor west, son of Tribal member Shannon Stanton, grandson of Tribal Elder Mar cella Norwest and named after her father, was decked out in grass dance regalia and could have been this year's youngest dancer, though children of all ages turned out in droves. Among Elders, Tribal Elder Grace Englehardt eel- X. if ' ' 1 Ui- i ; .1. H .. " Tribal Elder Lorene Smith cam up from Oakland, Calif., for this year's pow-wow. ebrated her 95th birthday with a surprise barbecue with family in McMinnville on Saturday, and then enjoyed a cake in the Cougar Lodge back in Grand Ronde with her son, George Thanos, of Hartsville, S.C. He later helped her over to the pow wow tent, where they watched the Saturday afternoon dances. Tribal members Eric Sabin and his wife, Hope Lafferty, welcomed Eric's cousins Jasmine and Bre from Portland, along with his Aunt Nikki and her sons, Ben and Alex, all Tribal members. The boys wore ribbon shirts for the pow-wow. Tribal Elder Steve Bobb's broth er, Tribal Elder Isaac Bobb, came in from Washington for the weekend, said Tony Selwyn, who was glad to finally meet Isaac. On Saturday night, the Grand Ronde canoe family welcomed friends from the Chilliwack, Queets, Suquamish and Puyallup tribes, Mil said Tribal members and Education specialists Leslie Riggs and Bobby Mercier. The group sang songs that other tribes "gifted" to the Grand Ronde Tribe, said Tribal and canoe family member Daniel Haug. Among them were a frog song, squirrel song and co-ed song.' After the pow-wow on Saturday, said Bobby Mercier, the group stayed and sang some 10 songs "from all of us," filling the air with music until 1:30 a.m. Native Paul Carey "put on a special for his grandmother," said Mercier. He brought gifts, hosted men's and women's traditional dances, charged a committee to name winners and gave the win ners gifts. "This is the first time anybody has put on a special like this," said Mercier, "and (Carey) talked about doing it again next year." B Left: Employees of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City were in Grand Ronde for pow-wow weekend. Tribal member Jon George, left, presented Merrily Sterns, Sterns' husband Maury and Donna Sethi with handmade crafts during Friday evening's grand entry; Bottom: Tribal member Hope Lafferty, center, paints designs on to the hand of Tiana Woods (Navajo) of Seattle. Lafferty's fiance, Tribal member Eric Sabin, watches. Photo by Toby McClary . . . V vVfe njui L lb ftvA-.-jzjxz -Lj Ll-J! ; , I And the winners are ... Winners of the 2007 Grand Ronde Contest Pow-wow are: Olrte Jinol. (6-12) First Hokia McCloud (D.kot.) 8wxnd: Taoom Rica (Northern Chayenna Tllngit) Third: Nakooaa Moraland (Grand Ronda) Fourth: Katari Whitehaad (Siletz) Olrts Fancy (6-12) First Joatla ScabbyRob (BlackfootStonay) Sacond: Autumn Sky Johnson OrVascoPaiuta) Third: Jaydaan Randall (SkxixDina) Fourth: Nlkkj Dashnar (0)ibwa) Olrls Traditional (6-12) First Oastiny Summers (KlamathWasco) Second: Klarece Sealatsaa (Yakama) Third: Enacta Tlmmen (Naz Parce) Fourth: Mamie UWelight (Crow) Boys Oraaa (6-12) First Cody Marril (Happy Camp) Sacond: Manny Hewley (ChippawaCree) Third: Junior James (Craa) Fourth: Tyrell David (Warm SprtnesYakama) Boys Fancy (6-12) First: lla Plnkham (Naz Perce) Second: Tyler Dashnar (OJIbwe) . Third: Nathan Ream (Orand Ronda) Boys Traditional (6-12) First: Red Bear McCloud (Dakota Second: Gary son Johnson (WaeeoPaiute) Third: San PoM Whitehead (Siletz) Fourth: Kiowa Daugherty (Kiowa) Taan Oirta Jingle First Kayla Johnson (Warm SprlnpsLumml) Second: Talia Raasonar (SeminoleCharokaa) Third: Lakoda ScabbyRoba (StonayBlackfoot) Fourth: Toraasla Woods (Sechett) Teen Olrls Fancy First Nkjuie All (Spokane) Second: Mona Hawiey (ChlppewaCreeWarm Springs) Third: Latrisha Scabbyrobe (BlackfootCrea Yakama) Fourth: Latesha Jackson (Klamath) " Teen Oirta Traditional First Terri Menninick (YakamaNez Perce) Second: Leah Brlsbols (Orand Ronde) Third: Angelina Antone (Yakarnanbhono O'odham) Fourth: Arlene K. David (Yakama) Teen Boys Oraaa First: Mario Hawiey (ChippewaCrae) Second: Creighton ScabbyRoba (Blackfoot) Third: Danny Leonard (PuyaHupYakama) Fourth: Marcel Allen (Orand Ronda) Teen Boys Fancy First: Jarad Jackson (Klamath) Second: Angelo Paul (Alexander) Third: Daniel Tumsuden (Chippewa) Teen Boys Traditional First Saga ScabbyRoba (BlackfootYakama) Second: Zack Johnson (Dine) Third: Ernest Morning Owl (CrowYakama) Fourth: Terry Heemsah (Yakama) Women All Categories Golden Age (60 or older) First Wilma Wahsise (Yakama) Second: Nancy Tailfeathers (WascoPaiute) Third: Louise ScabbyRoba (YakamaBlood) Fourth: Ruth Jim (Yakama) Men All Categories Golden Age (SO or older) First Charles Tailfeathers (CreaBlackfoot) Second: Richard Rock (ChippewaCree) Third: Peter Jo Olney (Yakama) Fourth: Mike Dashner (Ojibwe) Women's Jingle First Thea McCloud (Dakota) Second: JoVeile Pacheco (SiouxDinePueblo) Third: Carol Calling (Nooksack) Fourth: Julie Birdstone (Kutenai) Women's Fancy First Rose Greene (Nez PerceSaJish) Second: Crystalena Pacheco (OineSioux Pueblo) Third: Katrina Reis (Siletz) Fourth: Birdie ScabbyRoba (Kallispell) Women's Traditional First Wilma Buck (Yakama) Second: Sisiley Scott (Warm SpringsSioux) Third: Tisa Matheson (Nez PerceCree) Fourth: Leah Brown (DineApache) Men's Grass First: Ketsey Haywaha (WascoAaainiboine) Second: Stuart Morin (Cree) Third: Kendrick Slim (Dine) Fourth: Oarrell Paskimin (Cree) Men's Fancy First: Skye McMichael (Luiseno) Second: John Memnick (Yakama) Men's Traditional First Wayne Holliday (Dine) Second: David Spotted Eagle (Blackfoot) Third: Russell McCloud (PuyaHupYakama) Fourth: Jason Stacona (Warm Springs)
