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S moke S ignals SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 19 POWWOW continued from page 18 Jordan said he and his wife, Amanda, bring Ila to every Tribal event they can and that they do it with a purpose. “That is her family,” said Jordan. “Those are the people that she has been around her whole life. I strive to get her to every single event that I can. She always has a really good time. She’s just happy. “The people at those events love her and she gets a lot of love from everybody. That’s all I want for her – I want her to be happy and I want her to be loved. There are things that the community offers and that she gets at those events that we could never provide that. There are certain things that only being around this stuff (cultural events) will teach her.” Ila is named after one of the most beloved Tribal members in Grand Ronde history, Ila Dowd (Hudson), who walked on in 2001. Jordan said that he was given Eula Petite’s Chinuk dictionary when he was young as a gift from his grandfather Vincent Mercier. Ila was Eula’s sister and Vincent’s aunt. “When I would go to family events I would always run up to her and say a few words to her in Chinuk,” Jordan said. “She was just really loving and that was a big deal for me as a kid and it planted the seeds to bring me to where I am now. She was always doing things for other people and she would never say anything bad about anyone. “I feel like putting that name on Ila would help bring some of that into her life and it has already. When people meet her and we introduce her by her name, people light up. It kind of brings her life Photo by Michelle Alaimo Veterans Special Event Board Senior Queen Makenzie Aaron dances in an InterTribal dance during the 2016 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Contest Powwow held at Uyxat Powwow Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 20. back around. I wanted to put that name on her. I wanted her to be like that.” Ila and the Canoe Family wel- comed a large crowd on Friday night, but not the type of crowds Grand Ronde has become accus- tomed to in recent years. Tribal leaders said the hot weath- er and competition from a powwow at Muckleshoot in Washington state kept crowds from being at capacity, but that they were still pleased with the number of people and vendors who made the trip to Grand Ronde. “I think it’s a great turnout for the heat,” said Tribal Council Chair- man Reyn Leno. “It’s been great, but Friday was brutal,” said Tribal Council mem- ber Chris Mercier. “I don’t know if the heat scared people away, but overall it’s been good. There were lots of food options this time (17 food vendors in all) and a lot of people made a special trip out here. There are a number of people that this is their only time of year we see them.” According to AccuWeather.com, the heat reached 102 degrees on Friday, the irst day of the powwow, and almost hit 100 on Saturday with a 99-degree reading. Tempera- tures moderated on Sunday, only See POWWOW continued on page 20 2016 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow winners Girls Jingle:JasmineBarney,Navajo,irst;VictoriaButler,Siletz,sec- ond;Kaleigha Simi, Grand Ronde, third;TawneeHunt,Yakama,fourth; andLaylaRoseHarmon,Shoshone,ifth. Girls Fancy:MacyquinJohnson,WarmSprings/WascoPaiute,irst; TeriannaHeath,WarmSprings/WascoPaiute,second;Ei-shahPirtle-Boi- se,WarmSprings/Siletz,third;AvaSmith,Klamath,fourth;andKeya StandingBear,Cherokee,ifth. Girls Traditional:DahyiitihiWhite,Coeurd’Alene,irst;AaliyahReason- er,Seminole/Choctaw,second;AskewinTom,Paiute/Lakota,third;Mabel LaneParazoo,Klamath,fourth;andMiyaWeigel,Karuk,ifth. Boys Grass:LeviNez,Lakota/Dine,irst;AlvinSixkiller,Cherokee, second;Kaikanim Mercier, Grand Ronde, third;TyceBegay,Sho-ban/ Yakama/Dine,fourth;andDarmaniSoto,WarmSprings,ifth. Boys Fancy:SunHawkBarney,Navajo,irst;ApolloJohnson,Warm Springs/WascoPaiute,second;JosephPetty-Jarrell,PendOreilleSalish, third;andKalenScalplock,Siksika/Navajo,fourth. Boys Traditional:JaydenEsquiro,WarmSprings,irst;KobeSam, WarmSprings/NezPerce,second;HawkSquetimkin,Colville,third;Naco- ma Liebelt, Grand Ronde, fourth;andEmeryKordatzky,Umatilla,ifth. Teen Girls Jingle:NoraleneScalplock,Siksika/Navajo,irst;Kimberly AnnChief,WarmSprings,second;EzahbellaMosqueda,Siletz,third; Aspen Wilson, Grand Ronde, fourth;andAmaryssa Mooney, Grand Ronde, ifth. Teen Girls Fancy:JaydeanRandall,Navajo/Lakota,irst;AureliaJohn- son,Paiute/Shoshone/Haida,second;NizhoniTallman,Yakama/Navajo, third;Kailiyah Krehbiel, Grand Ronde, fourth;andIsabelle Grout, Grand Ronde, ifth. Teen Girls Traditional:JovenaScabbyrobe,Yakama/Blackfeet,irst; VictoryRandall,Navajo/Sioux,second;SusseliPete,Salish/Navajo,third; TiaButler,Siletz,fourth;andAiyanaReyes,Klamath,ifth. Teen Boys Grass:JosiahBarney,Navajo,irst;MannyHawley,Rocky BoyCree,second;GarenGrowingThunder,Dakota/NezPerce,third; JacobBearspaw,StoneyNakodaNation,fourth;and Marcel Allen, Grand Ronde, ifth. Teen Boys Fancy:DanielSchoield,Wintu,irst;DasanSchoield,Win- tu,second;EmmittWhite,Coeurd’Alene,third;DevonShaw,Shoshone/ Dine,fourth;andBudgeStanton,ElyShoshoneTribe,ifth. Teen Boys Traditional:DarionShaw,Shoshone,irst;TrentonCalica, WarmSprings,second;andTristin Liebelt, Grand Ronde, third. Golden Age Women:AudreyOlney,Yakama,irst;RoseStarrPeters, Shoshone,second;SophieGeorge,Yakama,third;TerrieJarrell,Pend OreilleSalish,fourth;andBarbaraMiller,Klamath,ifth. Golden Age Men: AllenroyPay-Kwin,JicarillaApache,first;Stan Greene,NezPerce/Salish,second;LarryWhiteJr.,Dine,third;GaryVilla I,Yakama,fourth;andChetClark,Dine,ifth. Mens Grass:GaryVilla,WarmSprings,irst;KelseyHaywahe,Was- co/Paiute,second;JeremyBarney,BurnsPaiute,third;Mason-James McGurk,Navajo/Apache,fourth;andCreightonScabbyrobe,Blackfeet/ Cree,ifth. Mens Fancy:DougSchoield,Wintu,irst;MarshallMadera,Blackfeet/ Colville,second;GaryOlney,Yakama,third;PerryThompson,Dine,fourth; andJamieWard,Wintu,ifth. Mens Traditional:ColinChief,WarmSprings,irst;BryonAdams,Yaka- ma,second;QuindonCalica,WarmSprings,third;ShandinPete,Salish/ Navajo,fourth;andStoneyCloudDodson,Navajo/Mono,ifth. Womens Jingle:HenriettaMcGurk,Navajo/Apache,irst;TiaLone- tree-Gray,Ho-Chunk/Dine,second;CelesteMcGurk,Navajo,third;Cecillie Rose,Colville,fourth;andRayleneThomas,WarmSprings/Navajo,ifth. Womens Fancy: DottiePratt,Blackfeet/Cree,irst;TaliaReasoner, Seminole,second;JosetteWahwasuck,Potawatomi,third;Chenoa Landry,Puyallup,fourth;andDarciHaywahe,Assiniboine/Hidasta,ifth. Womens Traditional:ShawnaTom,Shoshone,irst;Leah Villa, Grand Ronde, second;BobbiWhite,Coeurd’Alene,third;SisileyScott,Warm Springs/GrandRonde,fourth;andIdaAdams,Colville,ifth. Drums:Seekaskootch,irst;BattleAxe,second;BattleStone,third;and Awakening Thunder, fourth.
