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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
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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.