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Powwow is open to the public
VETERANS POWWOW
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powwow in the arbor.”
The Bobbs hosted German em-
ployees who worked with Tribal
GIS Coordinator Volker Mell.
“Every other year they have a
world festival in their village,” Bobb
says about Felix, one of the German
exchange employees he will be vis-
iting. “It’s the same weekend as the
Veterans Powwow. I couldn’t go in
2013 because I was still on council.”
Nevertheless, Bobb says, the new
arbor will provide relief from the
sun, increase dancing area to the
powwow arena and save the Tribe
money in renting a large tent twice
a year. In addition, the dancing
area should be more level since it
has been re-sodded.
The Veterans Powwow starts at 7
p.m. Friday, July 10, with the first
of four grand entries scheduled over
the weekend. Other grand entries
are set for 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday,
July 11, and 1 p.m. Sunday, July
12.
Siletz Tribal employee Nick Six-
killer, a familiar face at powwows
in Grand Ronde, is once again the
master of ceremonies and Carlos
Calica is the arena director. Red
Hoop from Reno, Nev., is the host
drum. All veterans, drummers and
dancers are welcome.
The powwow will honor World
War II veteran Allen “Biff” Langley
Sr., who walked on in April 2014,
on Saturday. Langley’s daughter,
Maxine Clements, will host an
honor dinner for her father at the
dinner tent at the powwow grounds
between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
“They are bringing all of their
own cooks and all of their own stuff
over from Warm Springs,” Bobb
said.
Bobb said the new 5-foot-wide
Color Guard logo, created by David
Ho, will be hanging under the ar-
bor. “It will hang where the grand
entry is and facing the dancing
circle,” Bobb said. “That will stay
there permanently since it is a hair
underneath the roof and protected
from the weather a little.”
Tribal member Deitz Peters and
his wife, Rose (Shoshone), will be
the head man and woman. Dance
specials will include Women’s Jin-
gle and Men’s Grass sponsored by
the Peters.
The Tribe’s Culture Committee
will be sponsoring a Mother/Daugh-
Facilities seeks help
identifying veterans’ plots
The Facilities Department is asking for help in identifying the plots of
veterans buried in the Tribal Cemetery. If your family member or friend
is a veteran and there is not a U.S. flag present on their plot on holidays,
such as Memorial Day, please contact the department, which will do its
best to mark all gravesites of veterans. For more information, contact
Facilities at 503-879-2195. n
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ter Special on Saturday evening
and there also will be a Red Shawl
Healing Dance sponsored by the
Tribe’s Domestic Violence and Sex-
ual Assault Program.
During Bobb’s absence, Veterans
Special Event Board member Reina
Nelson will be running the show
with assistance from fellow board
member Raymond Petite and Land
and Culture staff member Bobby
Mercier.
Powwow vendors should contact
Nelson at 503-879-2313 or reina.
nelson@grandronde.org.
Human Resources is hiring 15
temporary employees to help with
powwow setup, parking, cleanup
and takedown.
“The Culture Committee, Chacha-
lu Museum and Land and Culture
Department, Human Resources,
Late Birthday & Graduation
Miguel
Alvarado
Anderson
– Tribal member
Graduated from Willamina
High on May 23, 2015
Turned 18 on May 22, 2015
With much love from your
family. We are all
proud of your
accomplishments.
Social Services and, of course,
Public Affairs are helping with the
powwow,” Nelson said. “It takes a
lot of people to orchestrate an event
like this.”
Chachalu Museum & Cultural
Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road,
also will be open from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, for
powwow attendees to visit.
The Veterans Powwow is open
to the public and camping is avail-
able. No alcohol or illegal drugs,
including public use of marijua-
na, are allowed at the powwow
grounds.
The powwow is put on by the
Tribe’s Veterans Special Event
Board, which includes Bobb, Nel-
son, Petite, Wink Soderberg, Mi-
chael Lane, Alton Butler and Susie
Lash. n