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PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 Family Fun Night held — pg. 15 AUGUST 15, 2019 Contest Powwow set for Aug. 16-18 By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer T he Grand Ronde Contest Pow- wow continues to be a popular annual event. Last year, 337 dancers registered and organizers are hoping for even better numbers this year. It seems like a reasonable goal, given that attendance was higher See POWWOW continued on page 7 If you go Grand Ronde Contest Powwow When: Grand entries at 7 p.m. Fri- day, Aug. 16; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Where: Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. Cost: Camping, $5 with parking; parking, $1 a day or canned food; weekend passes, $3. More information: 503-879-2037. Tribal member Nacoma Liebelt competes in the Boys Traditional dance category during the 2018 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Contest Powwow held at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. Liebelt placed second in the category last year. Artistic awakening Tribal Elder Ann Lewis has paintings in two different exhibits By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer M cMINNVILLE — Ann Lewis has been an art lover and collector for decades, but never an artist herself. But last winter, she picked up a paintbrush for the first time during a “wine and art” class, and was hooked. From there, the Grand Ronde Tribal Elder created her first few abstract works using acrylics. Then, she posted the images to her Face- book page to share with family and friends. One of her works, “As My Guitar Gently Weeps,” caught the eye of Jonathan Oliveira, winery ambassador at downtown McMinville’s Willamette Valley Vineyards tasting room. “He asked me if I wanted to do an exhibit at the tasting room for the month of August,” Lewis, 60, says. See ART continued on page 6 Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez Ann Lewis poses with her painting “Without a Trace” about missing and murdered Native American women at Willamette Valley Vineyards’ tasting room in McMinnville on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Lewis also will have her work exhibited at the Washington County Museum as part of the “This IS Kalapuyan Land” exhibit, which will feature local Native artists for the next year to bring unique indigenous perspectives. Smoke Signals file photo Forum attracts more than 25 to hear candidates By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer M ore than 25 Tribal members, spous- es and children attended the official Tribal Council Candidates Forum held Wednesday, July 31, in the Community Center and heard all seven council hopefuls talk about why they should receive a vote in the Sept. 7 election. Incumbents Kathleen George, Jack Giffen Jr. and Denise Harvey were joined by challengers Victor Cureton, Peter “Boon” Grout, Reyn Leno and Lewis Younger at a long table where they sat to answer questions. George is seeking her second three-year term on Tribal Council while Harvey is running for a third term and Giffen is seeking his sixth term. Leno, who served seven consecutive terms on Tribal Council before retiring in 2017, is seeking to rejoin the governing body after a two-year hiatus. Cureton and Grout are making their second runs at Tribal Council, although Grout dropped out of the 2018 race before last year’s Candidates Forum was held. Younger is making his first run for Tribal Council. After forum attendees dined on a meal of teriya- ki chicken, steak, rice broccoli salad and macaroni salad, General Manager David Fullerton briefed candidates on the rules. Questions were drawn randomly from a bowl, with the number of candidates answering each one alternating between three and four. The audience submitted the questions and selected candidates had two minutes to respond. The 10 questions posed to the candidates covered a wide range of topics, including if they See FORUM continued on page 8
