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Tribal Council Secretary Jack Glffen Jr. greats Tribal Elder and past Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison with a hug
during the reception of the 25th Restoration Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 22.
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25 years," Russell Leno said. "I
didn't think I would ever see the
day."
"Dreams come true, I guess," Pro
vost added to a round of applause.
The Restoration Celebration din
ner featured chicken breast with
huckleberry sauce, baked salmon
with hazelnut crust, pot roast
with demi glaze, garlic mashed
potatoes, rice pilaf, various salads,
"roasted butternut squash, green
bean almondine and fry bread with
huckleberry butter.
At 6 p.m., Tribal member Jan
Michael Looking Wolf Reibach
took the stage with his band, which
included Grammy Award-winning
producer George Noriega on guitar,
to perform a 10-song set.
"I am: honored to be with my
people," Reibach said. JWhat an
honor to jam foryou'guys."
Earlier this year, Reibach re
ceived flutist of the year honors
from both the Indian Summer Mu
sic Awards and Native American
Music Awards.
The set included Noriega's ver
sion of the John Lennon classic
"Imagine," solos by Native flutists
J.J. Kent (Oglala Lakota) and Tim
Yett (Cherokee), a heartfelt anti
addiction song by Tribal member
Steve Hudson, and a rocking, set
ending version of Bob Dylan's
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door," which
featured Tribal Royalty and Vernon
Kennedy (Burns-Paiute) dancing
around the Events Center.
Kent, Yett and Noriega received
commemorative Pendleton blan
kets. While the Events Center stage
was reworked for Coolidge's per
formance, the short-form version
of the Tribe's 25th Restoration
video was shown on Events Center
screens. The video, narrated by
Tribal Elder Bob Tom and featuring
the music of the Tribal Canoe Fam
ily and Reibach, received a round
of applause.
Coolidge took the stage at 7:42
p.m. and performed an 18-song set,
which included some of her pop hits
("Superstar") and Native-themed
songs ("Muddy Road" and "Amaz
ing Grace" sung in Cherokee).
Toward the end of Coolidge's set,
Tribal Council members Steve Bobb
Sr., Kathleen Tom, Chris Mercier
and Jack Giffen Jr. presented her
with a 25th Restoration Pendleton
blanket as well.
Coolidge also sang "Happy Birth
day" to Tribal Elder Nora Kimsey,
who will turn 100 on Dec. 2.
As the 25th Restoration celebra
tion neared its end, Tribal Council
members also presented a Pendle
ton blanket to Tribal Elder Mike
Larsen, who acted as master of
ceremonies for the celebration.
And Larsen, like Provost, summed
up the celebration with one quote.
"The best thing we can do,"
Larsen said, "is move forward
together." D
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Almost 1,500 Tribal members and their family members and guests attended the 25th Restoration Celebration at Spirit Mountain Casino's Events Center.