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Fofes of Grand Ronde, Chemawa
Indian School span WO years
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
In the 20th century, the Grand
Ronde Tribe's history is punctu
ated by 1954's Termination and
1983's Restoration, but the boarding
school experience runs throughout.
Harry Jones, a member of the Tribe,
met his future wife, Ella Flemming, at
Chemawa Indian School, the boarding
school in Salem, just after the turn of
the century. That was also where, in
1910, he graduated first in his class.
Nakoosa Moreland, Senior Miss of
Grand Ronde Royalty and former Ju
nior Miss, carries on the century-old
relationship today.
"This is my first year here at Chema
wa," she wrote from Facebook, a sure
sign of how much times have changed.
She describes the friends she's made
from other Tribes.
"I plan on staying here throughout
high school," she says.
Life at Chemawa, as at all Indian
boarding schools, was not always so
Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison, left,
known then as Kathryn Jones, is seen
with her friends on graduation day from
Chemawa Indian School in 1 942.
Photo courtesy of Kathryn Harrison
accommodating to students.
Jones succeeded in an institution
that eight years earlier, as reported in
"Standing Tall, The Lifeway of Kath
ryn Jones Harrison," had received
the following instructions from the
federal Indian Affairs Commissioner.
It was dated Jan. 11, 1902:
"The wearing of long hair by the
male population ... is not in keeping
with the advancement they are mak
ing ...in civilization ... You are to
induce your male Indians to cut their
hair, and both sexes to stop painting.
With some of the Indians, this will
be an easy matter; with others, it
See CHEMAWA
continued on pages 10-13
Photo by Michelle Alalmo
Tribal member Nakoosa Moreland finishes a
worksheet in her U.S. History class at Chemawa Indian
School in Salem recently. Moreland is a freshman at
the school, carrying on the tradition of many Grand
Ronde Tribal members before her who have attended
and graduated from the school.
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The annual Tribal Easter Egg
Hunt will be held 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 23, in the
covered area at Family Housing.
Age categories for Easter egg
hunters will be 1 to 4 years of age,
5 to 8 and 9 to 12. Hunters should
bring their own basket.
Smoke Signals file photo
Eggs are collected by parents and
children during the 201 0 Easter Egg
Hunt at Tribal family housing in Grand
Ronde last April. This year's event will
be held on Saturday, April 23.
After the hunt, the Tribal Indian
Child Welfare Program will hold
a fun walk in the Tribal gym. Af
ter the walk, attendees can enjoy
lunch, prize drawings and a visit
with the Easter Bunny. Parents are
advised to bring their own cameras
to take a picture of their child with
Mr. Bunny.
The fun walk starts at 10:30 a.m.
with lunch being served at 11:30
a.m.
The Easter events are sponsored
by the Tribe's Community Aware
ness Team and Grand Ronde Com
munity Wellness.