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U 0 n U U f2p 'Off' T36 P7 OR NEWSPAPER PROJ. UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUCENE OR 974C3 1205 i'il'iil,nlMlllllll'iiMil'iirliiilii'l"ill'l'il'l'ii PRESORTED FIRST CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM. OR PERMIT NO. 178 DECEMBER 1,2012 mil y A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org MDT.AT.T.A a ItOQXJE RIVER a KALAPUYA Ea CHASTA , ... HU 11 'V t 11 .?.----. iii - ; s . V I :-. .j. . -- - .,...... J Photos by Michelle Alalmo Grand Ronde Canoe Family members Travis Mercier, left, and Brian Krehbiel warm their drums before performing in the opening ceremony of the 29th Restoration Celebration at Achfa-Hammi, the Tribal plankhouse, on Sunday, Nov. 1 8. Red Sky Clawson, 3, dances during an Intertribal dance during the 29th Restoration Celebration Powwow at the Tribal gym on Sunday, Nov. 18. Story and more photos on pages 8-9. rp n Redmond Police veteran Alvin LaChance Jr. to lead Grand Ronde force DTD p)D By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor During what Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. called "a monumental day for Tribal self-governance," Alvin LaChance Jr. was sworn in as chief of the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department on Friday, Nov. 16. LaChance, 60, is a longtime vet eran of the Redmond Police Depart ment and he joins Jake McKnight, who also was sworn in on Friday as a sergeant, as the first two of ficial members of the Tribal police force. "We have two outstanding Tribal members to start this new pro gram," Giffen said. "This is a historic day for this Tribe," said Tribal Council member Kathleen Tom, "to have its own po lice officers on its own land. And to have two longtime Tribal families to represent us is such an honor. It's just another blessing for this Tribe." LaChance and McKnight were sworn in by Tribal Court Chief Judge Suzanne Ojibway Townsend. They both received badges from their respective wives, Susan La Chance and Tamara McKnight. Sitting in the audience were three of LaChance's former colleagues from the Redmond Police Depart ment Bob Duff, Brad McMurrian and Dex Dixson. "I remember a time when law enforcement did not want to come See POLICE continued on page 13
