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Volcanoes host first night to honor veterans 7- pg. 7 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM. OR PERMIT NO. 178 ,1illi1li,lll1.lM.l,l.l.i.l..ll..M,,,! T43 F3 OR NEWSPAPER PRO J. UO LIBRARV SVSTEM PRE 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 v. . i Rmok () "N ULV 15'2012 ' A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org TJjVEPQTJA. a MOLALLA Ea ROGUE RIVER ca KALAPUYA a CHASTA .5.., 'il' hi.intKMi-' Wn i ir mi njtii.i'fiii mini ' Photo by Michelle Alaimo Darien Leno does a fancy danca during an Intertribal danca as her sister, Bayleigh Leno, follows her during the Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds in Grand Ronde on Saturday, July 7. 20 12 Veterans Powwow honors those who served By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer Y v he circle of veterans ex 1 tended halfway around JL the tent at this year's annual Marcellus Norwest Me morial Veterans Powwow, held Friday, July 6, through Sun day, July 8, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. Master of ceremony Nick Sixkiller noted that his father, Earl, and brother, Bob, were both Navy veterans with his father serving in World War II and his brother in Vietnam. "And I served on the USS Sperry and the Proteus from 1969-73," Sixkiller said. Tribal Elder Herman Hud son Jr. said that his three uncles Johnnie, Gene and Ken, all passed on served in World War II, as did he; John nie in the Army and Gene, Ken and himself in the Navy. Tribal Elder Alton Butler served in the Marines from 1969-80 and served in Vietnam. Tribal Elder and Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno served in the Marines in Vietnam from 1969-71. "One turn," he said. See POWWOW continued on pages 10-11 Portland City Council formally establishes Tribal relationships By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor PORTLAND More than nine months after the Con federated Tribes of Grand Ronde held its first-ever Tribal Government Day with Portland elected officials and staff, the City Council in Oregon's largest city voted unanimously on Wednesday, July 11, to formalize coordination and consultation with Tribal gov ernments. During the morning meeting, the Portland City Council approved a resolution that establishes government-to-government relationships with Tribal governments and rec ognizes Tribal sovereignty. "This is an exciting and his-., toric day," said City Commissioner See RESOLUTION continued on page 12 "'' '"""' Photo by Michelle Alaimo Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy testifies before the Portland City Council about a resolution to formalize consultation with Tribal governments during the council meeting at City Hall in Portland on Wednesday, July 1 1 . The council unanimously passed the resolution during the meeting. Heyaza Brien works on a bow during the Bringing Back the Bow event at the Uyxat Powwow Grounds on Friday, July 27. Youth learn traditional ways to make weapon m Photo by Grayson Winters By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer "ailiyah Krehbiel gave the thumbs up about her father's help on Saturday, lune 29, at the Tribe's Uyxat Powwow Grounds. She was attending a family affair that week end for as many as 40 youth from across the state who learned to make bows from scratch and practiced shooting arrows at targets. Brian Krehbiel, Cultural Education spe cialist and point man for the Tribe in organizing the event, was tightening his daughter's emerging bow stave in a vise, that in turn was clamped to one of the pic nic tables under a tent, where the action was non-stop with youth filing, sanding and painting the blanks, knotting and wax ing bow strings and finding ways to carry See BOW continued on page 8
