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Daylong celebration set for Monday, Nov. 22, to mark return of federal recognition in 1983
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
A Tribal blessing and ceremony in the
new traditional plankhouse will start
the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde celebration of its 27th anniversary of
Restoration on Monday, Nov. 22.
Tribal members can attend the plankhouse
blessing and ceremony near Uyxat Powwow
Grounds. Parking will be available in the
powwow grounds parking area.
Starting at 10 a.m., a blessing in the plank-
AuCoin aido recalls
Restoration era
Colleen Darcy remembers 1 983
in congressman's Portland office
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Grand Ronde Tribal members know
how much effect 1983's Restoration
has had on their lives.
But the end of 29 years of Termination
for the Grand Ronde people also affected
the lives of nonTribal members peripherally
involved in the effort, particularly those who
worked for former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin,
the Oregon congressman who introduced
the Restoration bill and helped shepherd it
through Congress.
Colleen Darcy, now 69 and living in north
west Portland, will never forget that era.
She recently visited Spirit Mountain Ca
sino, eating lunch with former Tribal Chair
woman Kathryn Harrison. After lunch,
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house will begin and the Tribal Canoe Fam
ily will provide an hour of singing, dancing
and traditional celebration. Tribal member
Bobby Mercier will provide a blessing and
encourages any Tribal members who missed
the plankhouse dedication in mid-September
to attend.
'Nov. 22, 2010, marks the 27th anniver
sary of President Ronald Reagan signing the
Grand Ronde Restoration Act, which ended
29 years of Termination for the Grand Ronde
people and restored federal recognition and
services.
After the plankhouse blessing and cer
emony, Tribal members will return to the
Tribal gymnasium for a noon meal that will
include ceremonial meats prepared by Tribal
member and Food Services Coordinator
Kristy DeLoe and her staff.
The menu will include ceremonial meat
stew, salmon, roasted squash, salad,- rolls
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Martin Roberts-Pillon, left, and Colleen Darcy look at necklaces that were gifted to them during
a visit to the Tribe's plankhouse on Thursday, Oct. 7. The women worked for former Oregon
Congressman Les AuCoin during the time the Tribe was seeking Restoration. AuCoin backed the
Tribe's Restoration effort and he and his staff helped the Tribe in achieving Restoration.
Dreg ootid aims ir eject! private casim proposal
About 70 percent of voters defeat Wood Village plan
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
By an almost seven out of
10 margin, Oregon voters
overwhelmingly said "No"
to a private casino proposal in east
Multnomah County during the
Nov. 2 general election and kept the
state's promise to Oregon Indian
Tribes intact.
The measure went down to defeat
938,894 to 437,916, or 68 percent to
32 percent. .
"I hope they got the point," Tribal
Measure 75 results
No 68 Yes 32
Council member Chris Mercier
said. "Sixty-eight to 32 is a very
convincing statement."
"The results of Measure 75 did
not come as a shock to me as I be
lieve in the voters of this state to do
the right thing," said Tribal Council
member Toby McClary.
Proposed by two Lake Oswego
businessmen and financially backed
by a Canadian investment firm,
Measure 75 would have been the
first step in opening the door for a
privately owned casino in Oregon.
Currently, the Oregon Constitu
tion prohibits private casinos and
only the state's nine federally-recognized
Tribes are allowed to oper
ate casinos with federal permission
and under compacts signed with
the state.
Measure 75 was opposed by all
nine Tribes, who coalesced together
under the Oregon Tribal Gaming
Alliance.
Tribal representatives led by
Justin Martin fought the measure
because it would have had a det-
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