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Lake Oswego artwork dedication — pg. 8 PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 AUGUST 1, 2015 Contest Powwow set for Aug. 14-16 If you go More than $55,000 in prize money up for grabs during annual event By Dean Rhodes Grand Ronde Contest Powwow Grand entries: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. Where: Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 Highway 22 Cost: Parking $1 per day or a donation of canned food; $3 for a weekend pass More info: 503-879-2037 Smoke Signals editor M ore than $35,000 in dance prize money and $20,000 in drum awards will be on the line during the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s annual Contest Powwow set for Friday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 16, under the new arbor at Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 Highway 22. The annual powwow – one of the largest in the 3DFLÀF1RUWKZHVW²GUHZPRUHWKDQ1DWLYH dancers in 2014. Dancers compete for prize mon- ey ranging from $25 to $1,000 depending on age in 20 categories. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, IROORZHGE\WKHÀUVWJUDQGHQWU\DWSP5R\- DOW\FRURQDWLRQDOVRZLOOEHKHOG)ULGD\HYHQLQJ On Saturday, Aug. 15, a parade between the powwow grounds and Fort Yamhill State Park See POWWOW continued on page 7 Council OKs Reservation hunting tags and seasons By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor F or the first time since the 7ULEH ZDV UHVWRUHG LQ 1R- YHPEHU7ULEDO&RXQ- FLO DSSURYHG LVVXLQJ 7ULEDO 5HVHUYDWLRQKXQWLQJWDJVDQGVHW Tribal hunting season dates at its Wednesday, July 15, meeting. $OWKRXJK WKH DSSURYDO ZDV RQ Tribal Council’s consent agenda, Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. acknowledged the im- SRUWDQFHRIWKHYRWHLQWKH7ULEH·V continuing pursuit in regaining VRYHUHLJQW\RYHULWVRZQODQGV “This stems from a lot of hard ZRUNIRURYHU\HDUVWRUHJDLQ management of our Tribal lands,” Giffen said. “I just say it is a histor- LFGD\EHFDXVHZH·YHEHHQUHVWRUHG more than 31 years and this is the first time in more than 31 years WKDWZH·YHEHHQDEOHWRLVVXHWDJV on our own land. I want to thank DOORIWKHSHRSOHWKDWZHUHLQYROYHG in this, from the Fish and Wildlife Committee, the Timber Committee DQGWKH15'VWDII)DQWDVWLFMRE DQG ,·P YHU\ SURXG RI HDFK DQG HYHU\RQHRIWKHPµ In September 2014, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ap- SURYHGWKH7ULEH·V)LVKDQG:LOGOLIH Management Plan, which delegates DXWKRULW\WRWKH7ULEHRYHUQDWXUDO UHVRXUFHVRQ5HVHUYDWLRQDQGWUXVW lands. ,QDGGLWLRQDQDGPLQLVWUDWLYH See TRIBAL COUNCIL continued on page 10 Photo by Michelle Alaimo Veronica Montano, a Tribal member and Tribal Cultural Collections supervisor, screens chunks of grass and dirt for artifacts as she participates in an archaeological dig at a site on Grand Ronde Road on Friday, July 17. Montano is an anthropology student at Western Oregon University. Working with her is Karl Bloomberg, a University of Washington archaeology student. In search of history Archaeology students surveying two sites in Grand Ronde By Brent Merrill The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Tribal Historic rchaeology students at the 3UHVHUYDWLRQ 2IILFH LQ FROODE- 8QLYHUVLW\ RI :DVKLQJ- RUDWLRQ ZLWK WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI WRQLQ6HDWWOHKDYHIRXQG Washington’s Department of An- a new home in Oregon on the thropology, is hosting a 12-credit *UDQG5RQGH,QGLDQ5HVHUYDWLRQ VXPPHUVHVVLRQDUFKDHRORJ\´ÀHOG Smoke Signals staff writer A school” on the Tribal homelands for students. 7KHFRXUVH$5&+<)LHOG Methods in Indigenous Archae- See ARCHAEOLOGY continued on page 14
