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TorBlbe to mavk 29 yeaors off Restoratitoin)
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
On Nov. 22, Restoration of
the Grand Ronde Tribe to
federal recognition will be
officially 29 years old.
In honor of the 1983 legislation
signed by President Ronald Rea
gan, the Tribe is hosting its an
nual celebration on Sunday, Nov.
18, at the Tribal plankhouse and
gymnasium. The celebration was
moved up four days this year be
cause Thanksgiving Day also falls
on Nov. 22.
The day will start with an open
ing ceremony by the Grand Ronde
Canoe Family at Afcha-Hammi, the
Tribal plankhouse, at 10 a.m.
At noon, the celebration will move
to the Tribal gym, where Tribal
Council member Jon A. George will
serve as master of ceremony, start
ing with the noon meal including
traditional fish and game, roots
and berries.
A shuttle will be available to
transport people from the Tribal
gym to the plankhouse and back.
Grand Ronde and Veterans
Royalty will perform "The Lord's
Prayer," Jolanda Catabay will sing
Off you go
What: 29th Restoration
Celebration
When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18
Where: Tribal plankhouse
and gym
More information: 800-422-0232
the national anthem, Tribal Coun
cil member Steve Bobb Sr. will offer
the invocation and Tribal Council
members and other special guest
will be introduced.
The Grand Ronde Canoe Fam
ily and Native American Musi
Award-winning musician Jan Mi
chael Looking Wolf Reibach wil
perform.
Raffle prizes will be given awa;
all afternoon, with a powwov
scheduled to start at 4 p.m., alsi
in the gym. The Grand Ronde Colo
Guard will post the colors.
Nick Sixkiller is the powwow mas
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
A billboard displayed on Highway 18, near Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, thanks Oregonians for voting against Measures 82 and 83 in the
Nov. 6 election.
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State tally shows growing
opposition to idea
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
For the second consecutive election,
Oregonians overwhelmingly rejected
during the Nov. 6 general election the
idea of allowing a private casino to be built
in the Portland suburb of Wood Village.
This time around, the "no" was louder.
In 2010, Oregon voters rejected a ballot
measure that would have specifically per
mitted a private casino to be constructed at
the shuttered greyhound racetrack in Wood
Village by a 68 percent to 32 percent margin.
This year, voters rejected the idea 71 percent
to 29 percent (1,146,612 to 471,320).
Oregonians also defeated a constitutional
amendment to allow private casinos in the state
72 percent to 28 percent (1,164,016 to 457,457).
In 2010, the constitutional amendment measure
did not qualify for the ballot.
"This is a great win, not only for our Tribe and
our future, but for Oregon," said Tribal Council
member Steve Bobb Sr.
"I am proud of the margin that Measures 82
and 83 were defeated," said Tribal Council Sec
retary Toby McClary.
"I think the increased margin of victory speaks
to the intelligence of the Oregon electorate, how
they feel about Tribes, how they feel about the
current level of gambling activity in Oregon
and how they feel about foreign investors trying
to come into Oregon and change the way our
system works," said Tribal lobbyist Justin
Martin, who led the Tribe's opposition to
both measures.
"I think that increase in numbers shows
the resilience of Oregon voters and the fact
that they don't want to be insulted with these
kinds of proposals."
Supporters of both ballot measures started
their campaign before Labor Day - a rarity
in politics by running ubiquitous TV ads
promoting "The Grange" and sending out a
statewide mailer to likely voters.
Up until Oct. 16, the TV ads and another
mailer continued to bombard Oregonians
with pro-private casino messages.
See ELECTION
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