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
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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-
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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
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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)