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By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
It will be difficult not to run into a vet
eran in Grand Ronde between Tuesday,
July 9, and Sunday, July 14.
The annual Marcellus Northwest Memo
rial Veterans Powwow will be held Friday,
July 12, through Sunday, July 14, at Uyxat
Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road.
And three days before that - Tuesday,
July 9, through Friday, July 12 - the Tribe
will host a four-day "Veterans Summit: A
Gathering of Warriors" being put on by the
Gresham-based Native Wellness Institute
at the powwow grounds.
The free summit will bring an anticipated
500 to 1,000 veterans and their relatives
to Grand Ronde's Tribal powwow grounds
Marcellus Norwest
Memorial Veterans
Powwow coming
July 12-14
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
This year's Marcellus Norwest Memo
rial Veterans Powwow will have a
500- to 1000-veteran head start over
previous years' attendance.
That's the estimated number of veterans
expected the first year of what may be the
first Veterans Summit held anywhere in
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continued on page 11
for informational workshops, motivational
speakers, benefits coordination, parade of
color guards, welcome home ceremony,
traditional games, health care, talking
circles, counseling and more.
"Our Native veterans are too often a
forgotten population," said Charles Tail
Feathers (CreeBlackfeet), a Native Well
ness Institute board member and visionary
of the gathering. "Some of our warriors
from prior wars and conflicts still have
unmet needs.
"The purpose of the Veterans Summit
is to honor them, provide direct services
and sources, help them on their healing
journey and provide a good time filled
with food, laughter, culture and positive
camaraderie."
If you go
Veterans Summit:
A Gathering of Warriors
When: Noon Tuesday, July 9, through
2 p.m. Friday, July 12
Where: Uyxat Powwow Grounds off
Hebo Road, Grand Ronde
Admission: Free
More information: 800-422-0232
Tail Feathers, who worked for almost 20
years with the Warm Springs Tribe in east
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By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, Tribal
Elder Ed Larsen entered Black Bear
Lodge, an adult foster care home vacant
at the moment.
His hair was brushed to perfection, maybe
even to excess, he joked, entering the living room
that was set up with lights and sound recording
equipment.
Tribal Historian David Lewis and Collections
Specialist Veronica Montano invited Larsen in
as part of the latest effort to increase the Tribal
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Historian David Lewis, left, interviews Tribal Elder Ed Larsen for an oral history at Black Bear
Lodge on Wednesday, June 19. Elders are being invited by the Land & Culture Department to record oral
histories in an effort to increase the Tribal Museum's archive of their recollections.