Dancing in the Square PDX
Photo contributed by Derek Gavin
PORTLAND - Shawna Gavin holds granddaughter Danielle Gavin, daughter of Derek and Malia Gavin, at Dancing in the Square. Also pictured from left is Autumn Gavin and Izabelle Gavin. Dancing in the Square is a result of an ongoing discussion between Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Director Joe Finkbonner and his wife’s non-Indian colleagues. He said the discussion was on the subject of his personal ethnic background and when he realized that many people only know about Navajo and Cherokee tribes, but were completely unaware Northwest Natives are still around and thriving, he decided someone needed to bring attention to Natives in the Northwest. Finkbonner said, “I decided to sponsor the very first pow-wow on the 4th Friday of September (Indian Day as established by President Reagan) and I was going to do it in the middle of downtown Portland where it would draw the largest amount of commuter and foot traffic.” Gavin, a previous employee of NPAIHB, tries to attend the event regularly to represent the CTUIR people who reside on the reservation. This year marked the 12th anniversary of the event.
*The CUJ inadvertently left out the September birthday list below. We apologize for our mistake.
September
October
1st: Troy Gillpatrick 2nd: Reese Shippentower 3rd: Preston Bronson 5th: Audrey Shippentower, Johnny Dick, Willie McKay, Vicki Rodriguez 6th: Misty Brigham 7th: Katelynn Red Bird 8th: Cleo Dick, Alina George 10th: Nathan Dick, ANgelica Ancheta 11th: KariAnn Edmiston, Nijone Lockhart 12th: Robert VanPelt 14th: Tom Brigham 16th: Chris Brigham, Dan Morris, Tyler Rodriguez 17th: Charlie Morrison, Ela Morrison, Charlie Quaempts 18th: Ralph Jones 19th: Rodrick Edmiston 27th: Neva Kash Kash 28th: Mary Renner- Wittkopf
Birthdays:
Birthdays:
Offer valid October 1-31, 2017
Anniversaries:
3rd: Michael and Deb VanPelt 4th: Andrea and Jose Hernandez 7th: Amber and Troy Gillpatrick 29th: Angelica and Chris Ancheta
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5th: Jenz Kash Kash 9th: Sophie Van Pelt 10th: Michael Van Pelt 15th: Mike Hussey 19th: Marcy Hoptowit 29th: Bryson Bronson 31st: Francis Marsh
Anniversaries: 24th: Aaron & Brooklyn Quaempts
October 2017