Tribe will celebrate 42 years of Restoration

If you go

42nd Restoration Celebration and Powwow

When: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22. Doors open at 10 a.m. Friday, a meal will be served at 11:30 a.m. For powwow, doors open at 9 a.m. Saturday with grand entries at noon and 6 p.m. All are welcome

Where: Spirit Mountain Casino, 27100 S.W. Salmon River Highway

Questions: publicaffairs@grandronde.org (Restoration), indigenousartstattooco@gmail.com (powwow)

By Nicole Montesano

Smoke Signals staff writer

The cemetery was the last remaining piece of land, the Elders recall. The place where the Tribe’s dead lay at rest, was at least, still left to the people: Bereft of federal recognition and aid since 1954, many of them scattered to far corners of the country and beyond.

On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22, the Tribe will gather again to celebrate its refusal to bow to that blow: Its 42-year march from devastation to power with a Restoration Celebration and Powwow.

As it did last year, the Tribe will separate the celebration into two days: Friday for the celebration and Saturday for powwow.

The schedule is still tentative, Tribal Council Coordinator Chelsea Baranski said, noting that, “We are working on confirming details of Friday’s programming and specials for Saturday.”

The doors will open at 10 a.m. Friday at Spirit Mountain Casino’s Event Center. Lunch will be served at 11:30 and the program will end at 2 p.m.

On Saturday, the doors will open at 9 a.m. for the powwow.

Coming out/returning to the circle will be performed at 10 a.m., with grand entry at noon. There will be a meal break at 5 p.m. The second grand entry will be at 6 p.m. Flag retirement will be at 10 p.m.

Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George will serve as emcee. The arena director will be Tribal member Levi Liebelt.
Headman and headwoman are Tribal members Chad and Molly Leno.

Northern Blackhorse will be the head drum.

The Culture Committee is seeking donations of necklaces for powwow giveaways. To arrange a donation, contact Pamala Warren-Chase at Pamala.Warren-Chase@thecommunityfund.com, Marianne Blanchard at indigenousartstattooco@gmail.com or Molly Leno at Molly.Leno@grandronde.com.

For more information about the Restoration Celebration, contact publicaffairs@grandronde.org.