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25 Grand Ronde youth participated this year
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Youth Education and hold on Sat
urday in the parking lot in front of
the Tribal plankhousc. In addition,
there was a slam dunk contest and
a .'i-point shootout during the day.
This year's event, held Friday,
Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19,
featured 250 dancers competing for
$.'55,000 in prize money contributed
by Tribal Council, craft and food
vendors, the annual parade from
Fort Yamhill State Park to the pow
wow grounds and back, two host
drums, three dance specials, and by
donation breakfasts and dinners.
For dinner on Saturday, Tribal
Food Services Coordinator Kristy
I)eIoe and her crew prepared .'J 50
pounds of salmon, 200 pounds
of corn, 1,200 rolls, uncountable
grains of rice and bottled water. As
of dinner on Saturday, there had
been demand enough for all of it.
Deloe advised one diner that it
might be OK to come back later, but
not too much later.
Shuttle service was available to
the powwow grounds all weekend
from Spirit Mountain Casino.
Master of ceremonies was Fred
Hill (Umatilla), arena director was
Fred Ike Jr. (Yakama) and head
judge was Sidrick linker.
The annual Contest Powwow
Parade started at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Fort Yamhill State Park, down
the hill tot the powwow Grounds
and back.
Host drums were lilacklodge from
the Yakama Tribal area and The
Hoyz, a drum from the Midwest,
lilacklodge has long been a par
ticipant and supporter of the Grand
Ronde Contest Powwow and The
Iioyz were new this year. Twenty
eight drums played this year.
If children were a big part of
powwow, Elders were in evidence
everywhere.
The Grand Konde Honor Guard,
all Elders, was led by Wayne Chulik
with the Eagle feather and included
Gene Lalionte, Ken Robertson,
Jessie Robertson Jr. (PeeWee), Al
Miller and Hob Duncan.
Elder Gladys Hobbs collected
beads at one vendor for her bead
classes held at the Elders' Activity
Center. Everyone from the commu
nity is invited to participate when
the class starts again the week that
school starts.
"When we grew up in Grand
Ronde," I lobbs recalled, "it was not
Natives here and whites there. We
were Indians and it was just the
community."
Some 50 craft vendors and 15 food
vendors, including traditional fry
bread from Tribal Elders Margaret
Provost and Claudia Leno, served
crowds estimated for the weekend
at 10,000 to'15,000.
, "Now we dance in celebration,"
said Hill at Saturday evening's
Grand Entry, "the celebration of
life."B
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Dressed in traditional regalia, Dakota Ross, 1 1, dances during Grand Entry of
the 201 2 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds in Grand
Ronde on Saturday, Aug. 18. ,.,
From left, Junior Miss Princesses Makenzie Aaron, 1 1, Amaryssa Mooney,
9, and Amelia Mooney, 9, dance during Grand Entry of the 2012 Grand
Ronde Contest Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds in Grand Ronde on
Friday, Aug. 17.
Jacob Holmes, 6, dances during Grand Entry of the 201 2 Grand
Ronde Contest Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds in Grand
Ronde on Friday, Aug. 1 7.
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Tribal Elders, from left, Violet Folden, Joann Colton-Comeaux and Gladys
Hobbs participate in the 2012 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow Parade from
Fort Yamhill State Park to Uyxat Powwow Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 1 8.
From left, Senior Miss Princess Nikia Mooney, 14, Junior Miss Princess
Makenzie Aaron, 1 1, and Veterans' Junior Queen lyana Holmes, 10, wave to
the crowd as they ride in the back of a pickup during the 201 2 Grand Ronde
Contest Powwow Parade from Fort Yamhill State Park to Uyxat Powwow
Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 18.