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september 1, 2014
S moke S ignals
Stories and histories shared at powwow
POWWOW continued
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to meet with Native peoples, share
languages and continue ancient
traditions,” Leht-Smith said. They
hoped to make a friendship group
with the Grand Ronde Tribe.
“It was a great experience hosting
the Estonian delegates at Chacha-
lu,” said Reibach. “We shared our
respective histories together and
their stories are touching.”
Once again during powwow, the
Tribe’s Recreation Program spon-
sored a three-on-three basketball
tournament with two competition
categories – seventh through ninth
grades and 10th through 12th
grades.
Tribal Council members in atten-
dance Friday night and/or Saturday
included Leno, Vice Chair Jack
Giffen Jr., Cheryle A. Kennedy,
June Sherer, Jon A. George, Kath-
leen Tom, Denise Harvey and Ed
Pearsall.
Charles Tailfeathers was pow-
wow head judge and Freddie Ike
Jr. was arena director.
Host drums were Young Spirit
and Young Bear. The Woodsmen,
the Grand Ronde drum, was honor-
ary host drum.
Seventeen other drums also
played during the weekend. They
were Buckshot, Sho-na-ay, West
Coast Boys, Northern Black Horse,
Four Directions, Horse Creek,
Yellow Stone, Big Eagle, 007, Tur-
quoise Pride, Star Horse, a-nee-na-
zee, Red Road Nation, All Nations,
Battle Axe, War Pony and Yakama
Boys. Host Young Bear came from
North Dakota to play this year.
Kennedy, a longtime Tribal Coun-
cil member, gave the invocation on
Friday night.
“The drum is the heartbeat of our
people,” she said. n
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Leno and Tom family members honored Margaret “Tootie” Peters during the
201 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Contest Powwow held at Uyxat
Powwow Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 16.
Parade and youth 3-on-3 basketball tournament held
201-15 Royalty queens from left, Junior Miss Grand
Ronde Iyana Holmes, Senior Miss Grand Ronde Promise
Rimer and Little Miss Grand Ronde Isabelle Grout
wave to the crowd during the 201 Contest Powwow
Parade that went from Fort Yamhill State Park to Uyxat
Powwow Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 16.
Kalea Liebelt picks up candy thrown from floats
during the 201 Contest Powwow Parade that went
from Fort Yamhill State Park to Uyxat Powwow
Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 16.
CKNC’s Nick Colton looks to pass the ball
as he is covered by Dream Team’s Dominik
Briant during the third annual Youth Contest
Powwow 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
held at Uyxat Powwow Grounds on Saturday,
Aug. 16. Put on by the Tribe’s Recreation
Department, the tournament was broken
into two divisions for seventh- through
ninth-graders and 10th-through 12th-
graders. CKNC won the 7th-9th Division
with a 35-1 win over Team Portland.
Besides Colton, team members were Chance
Kalawa, Chris Savoldi and Kabel Reid. Grand
Ronde won the 10th-12th Division, beating
Real Grand Ronde 36-35. Grand Ronde
team members were Lenny Logan, Anthony
Simmons, Nick Larson and Julian Lane. Both
divisions fielded four teams each.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo