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his weeks episiode focusses on a visit to the Grand Ronde and the Indian tribes who live there. Alistair Divall heads eighty miles South-West of Portland International Airport to visit one of the largest native American reservations in the USA - the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.

The journey takes him through Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area with a quick stop at the Spirit Mountain Resort Casino before Alistair heads for the Grand Ronde and learns some of the inside history and ethos from Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison.  His timing is perfect to savour the sights, sounds, flavours and activities of the Annual Contest Pow-wow.