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Feast, pow-wow fete 24th anniversary of Tribal Restoration
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By Dean Rhodes
and Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writers
Although the weather outside
was frightful for the Con
federated Tribes of Grand
Ronde's 24th Restoration celebra
tion held Nov. 18, the feast and
pow-wow held inside the Commu
nity Center and gymnasium, re
spectively, were quite delightful.
Almost 500 Tribal members,
friends and family signed in for both
events, according to Elder Pat Allen,
who kept track of sign-in sheets.
One year shy of the Tribe's silver
anniversary of Restoration, the sil
ver linings of the cloudy, rainy day
were two festive events commemo
rating the 1983 signing of legisla
tion by President Ronald Reagan
that restored federal recognition to
the Grand Ronde Tribe.
Inside the Community Center,
a feast of salmon and pot roast,
mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls,
macaroni salad and various veg
etables started at 11 a.m. and ran
until 2 p.m. The flow of Tribal mem
bers arriving for the Restoration
celebration was as constant as the
raindrops falling outside.
Tribal Elder Cordelia Kneeland
blessed the meal and was at the
honorary head of the serving line,
followed by Elder Dale Langley.
Cafeteria manager Kristy DeLoe
estimated that 150 pounds of pot
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Nolan Stevens, grandson of Tribal members Rose and Deitrich Peters, was among those competing in the Youth Grass
Dance category during the Restoration Pow-wow on Nov. 18 inside the Tribal gymnasium.
Expert suggests ways to staunch local gang activity
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Native American gang specialist
Christopher Grant returned to the
Tribe the week before Thanksgiv
ing with some good and bad news.
The good news is that on a scale
of 1 to 10, with 10 representing
frequent and violent gang activity,
he thinks Grand Ronde rates only
a three. Maybe a four.
The bad news? Gangster mental
ity has taken root
in Grand Ronde
and even though
gang activity is
currently not as
significant as in
other Tribal com
munities, the po
tential exists for
growth.
"There are some reservations
where gang activity is practically
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out of control," Grant said.
Grant conducted a gang activity
assessment of the Grand Ronde
area in May and returned in Sep
tember to assist with Tribal anti
meth efforts. On his Nov. 14-15
visit to Grand Ronde, he recom
mended strategies to combat gang
activity.
On Nov. 14, he met with Wil
lamina School District staff in the
morning, held a Tribal staff train
ing session in the afternoon and
spoke at a community training
session at the Tribal Community
Center at night.
The next day, he met with the
Tribe's Community Awareness
Team, briefed Tribal Council and
spoke at another community training
session at the Community Center.
See GANGS
on page 4