SEPTEMBER 1
, 2015
11
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to b
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le A
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coma L
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fin the 1 p
.m
. G
rand En
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f the 2015 Con
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ted T
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f G
rand Ronde
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te
s
t Powwow he
ld a
t the powwow g
round
s on
Sa
tu
rday
, Aug
. 15
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coma won fou
r
th p
la
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fin the
Jun
fio
r Boy
s T
rad
fi
t
fiona
l dan
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tego
ry
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SEPTEMBER 1
, 2015
T
fi
l
fikum V
fi
l
lage
to be fea
tu
red
a
t Sep
t
. 12 b
r
fidge
g
rand open
fing
Be
t
ro
tha
l on b
reak
By Dean Rhodes
Smok
e S
figna
l
s ed
fi
to
r
P
ORTLAND – F
o
r th
e fi
r
s
t t
fim
e
fin hund
r
ed
s
o
f y
ea
r
s
, a Na
t
fiv
e Am
e
r
fi
can v
fi
l
lag
e w
fi
l
l o
c
-
cupy the we
s
te
rn bank
s o
f the W
fi
l
lame
t
te
R
fiv
e
r fin d
own
t
own P
o
r
t
land du
r
fing th
e T
fi
l
fikum
C
ro
s
s
fing g
rand open
fing on Sa
tu
rday
, Sep
t
. 12
.
Th
e n
ew $135 m
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l
l
fi
on
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l
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te R
five
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fi
l
l conne
c
t Po
r
t
land
w
fi
th M
fi
lwauk
fie fo
r T
r
fiMe
t bu
se
s and l
figh
t ra
fi
l
.
I
t w
fi
l
l be o
ffi
c
fia
l
ly opened w
fi
th a 9 a
.m
. p
ro
-
ce
s
s
fion tha
t w
fi
l
l be led by G
rand Ronde T
r
fiba
l
rep
re
sen
ta
t
five
s
.
A
f
te
r the p
ro
ce
s
s
fion
, T
fi
l
fikum V
fi
l
lage w
fi
l
l
o
c
cupy the we
s
te
rn s
fide o
f the b
r
fidge f
rom 11
a
.m
. un
t
fi
l 6 p
.m
. The v
fi
l
lage w
fi
l
l fin
c
lude d
rum-
m
fing and fin
te
rT
r
fiba
l and exh
fib
fi
t
fion dan
c
fing
,
cu
l
tu
ra
l demon
s
t
ra
t
fion
s (
ceda
r b
ra
ce
le
t
s and
ro
se
s
, beaded ne
ck
la
ce
s and canoe ca
rv
fing
)
, a
Cha
cha
lu mob
fi
le mu
seum
, a ch
fi
ld
ren
’
s a
rea
(
co
lo
r
fing s
ta
t
fion
, fa
ce pa
fin
t
fing
, tempo
ra
ry ta
t
-
too
s
, g
fiveaway
s
)
, a t
rad
fi
t
fiona
l longhou
se and
summe
r hou
se fo
r v
fiew
fing
, food fo
r pu
r
cha
se
and a t
rad
fi
t
fiona
l sa
lmon bake
.
F
rom noon to 1 p
.m
.
, the G
rand Ronde Canoe
Fam
fi
ly w
fi
l
l padd
le on the W
fi
l
lame
t
te R
five
r and
Pho
to b
y M
fi
che
l
le A
l
a
fimo
O
lyv
fia Pe
re
z
,
le
f
t
, and T
r
fiba
l membe
r C
l
fin
t Fo
lden sm
fi
le a
t ea
ch o
the
r a
f
te
r be
fing ma
r
r
fied a
t
Sp
fi
r
fi
t Moun
ta
fin Ca
s
fino on W
edne
sday
, Aug
. 19
. Pe
re
z moved the
fi
r wedd
fing da
te f
rom Aug
. 22 up
to Fo
lden
’
s b
fi
r
thday and su
rp
r
fi
sed h
fim w
fi
th the wedd
fing ce
remony du
r
fing h
fi
s wo
rk sh
fi
f
t a
t the
ca
s
fino
. They we
re ma
r
r
fied by T
r
fiba
l E
lde
r Lew
fi
s Y
ounge
r
, beh
find them
.
B
r
fid
e gamb
l
e
s on su
rp
r
fi
s
e w
edd
fing a
t Sp
fi
r
fi
t Moun
ta
fin Ca
s
fino
See T
IL
IKUM V
ILLAGE
con
t
finued on page 14
By Bren
t Merr
fi
l
l
Smok
e S
figna
l
s s
ta
f
f w
r
fi
t
e
r
I
f you go
T
fi
l
fikum C
ross
fing g
rand open
fing
When
: P
rocess
fion
: 9 a
.m
. Sa
tu
rday
,
Sep
t
. 12
; T
fi
l
fikum V
fi
l
lage even
ts
, 1
1 a
.m
.
to 6 p
.m
.
Whe
re
: V
acan
t lo
t nex
t to 3030 S
.W
.
Moody A
ve
.
, Po
r
t
land
Mo
re fin
fo
: 503
-879
-1418
T
r
fiba
l membe
r C
l
fin
t “Tony
” Fo
lden
though
t fi
t wa
s s
t
range tha
t h
fi
s soon
-
t
o
-b
e w
fi
f
e wan
t
ed t
o m
e
e
t h
fim ou
t
s
fid
e
fin the cou
r
tya
rd be
tween Sp
fi
r
fi
t Moun
ta
fin
Cas
fino and the lodge du
r
fing h
fis lun
ch
b
reak f
rom be
fing the ca
s
fino
’
s ma
fin
tenan
ce
supe
rv
fi
so
r
.
S
fin
ce fi
t wa
s h
fi
s b
fi
r
thday on Wedne
sday
,
Aug
. 19
, and know
fing he
r pe
r
sona
l
fi
ty
, he
may have though
t a b
fi
r
thday su
rp
r
fi
se wa
s
abou
t to happen
, bu
t he had no fidea wha
t
he wa
s abou
t to wa
lk fin
to when he en
te
red
the cou
r
tya
rd
.
H
fi
s fian
cée
, O
lyv
fia Pe
re
z
, had p
lanned a
su
rp
r
fi
se wedd
fing
.
“Oh my goodne
s
s
,
” C
l
fin
t sa
fid a
s he wa
lked
fin
to the cou
r
tya
rd w
fi
th h
fi
s hand cove
r
fing
h
fi
s mou
th
.
Fam
fi
ly and f
r
fiend
s who had ga
the
red fo
r
th
e o
c
ca
s
fi
on g
r
e
e
t
ed C
l
fin
t by s
fing
fing “Happy
B
fi
r
thday
” a
s he s
canned the s
cene and ga
th-
See WEDD
ING
con
t
finued on page 7
F
fi
re
, smoky a
fi
r p
romp
t
T
r
fiba
l eme
rgen
cy re
spon
se
s
A th
fi
rd o
f T
r
fiba
l vo
te
r
s
l
fike
ly
to ca
s
t ba
l
lo
t
s
fin e
le
c
t
fion
By Dean Rhodes
By Dean Rhodes
Smok
e S
figna
l
s ed
fi
to
r
A
w
fi
ldfi
r
e bu
rn
fing n
o
r
th o
f th
e
We
s
t Va
l
ley commun
fi
ty o
f
W
fi
l
lam
fina and smoke f
rom
la
rge
r fi
re
s fin ea
s
te
rn O
regon and
Wa
sh
fing
ton s
ta
te tha
t b
lanke
ted
the W
fi
l
lame
t
te Va
l
ley p
romp
ted
the Con
fede
ra
ted T
r
fibe
s o
f G
rand
Ronde to a
c
t
fiva
te fi
t
s Eme
rgen
cy
Op
e
ra
t
fi
on
s T
eam f
r
om W
edn
e
sday
,
Aug
. 19
, th
r
ough M
onday
, Aug
.
24
.
The W
fi
l
lam
fina C
reek F
fi
re
burned approx
fima
te
ly 230
a
c
re
s o
f heav
fi
ly t
fimbe
red land
fin Yamh
fi
l
l Coun
ty
. The f
fi
re
o
c
cu
r
red 4
.8 m
fi
les f
rom the
no
r
thea
s
t co
rne
r o
f the G
rand
See F
IRE
con
t
finued on page 10
Smok
e S
figna
l
s ed
fi
to
r
I
f re
cen
t t
rend
s ho
ld
, app
rox
-
fima
te
ly 1 fin 3 e
l
fig
fib
le T
r
fiba
l
v
o
t
e
r
s w
fi
l
l ca
s
t a ba
l
l
o
t fin th
e
Sep
t
. 12 T
r
fiba
l Coun
c
fi
l e
le
c
t
fion
.
In o
the
r wo
rd
s
, abou
t 1
,278 o
f
th
e T
r
fib
e
’
s 3
,872 e
l
fig
fib
l
e v
o
t
e
r
s –
tho
se who w
fi
l
l be 18 yea
r
s o
f age
on Sep
t
. 12 – w
fi
l
l vo
te
.
S
fin
c
e Sm
ok
e S
figna
l
s la
s
t ran a
s
to
ry abou
t T
r
fiba
l vo
te
r tu
rnou
t
fin S
ep
t
emb
e
r 2012
, th
e numb
e
r
s
have no
t va
r
fied fimmen
se
ly
.
Be
fo
re the 2012 T
r
fiba
l Coun
c
fi
l
e
le
c
t
fion
, vo
te
r tu
rnou
t be
tween
2003 and 2011 h
fi
t a h
figh o
f 40
.7
pe
r
cen
t fin 2004 and a low o
f 29
p
e
r
c
en
t fin 2010
. Th
e av
e
rag
e v
o
t-
See ELECT
ION
con
t
finued on page 16