Grand Ronde tribal matriarch Kathryn Harrison dies at 99

Kathryn Harrison was a matriarch of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. She was known for her efforts to restore Native American Tribal status.

GRAND RONDE, Ore. — Editor’s note: The video in the media player above is a profile from 2012 when Kathryn Harrison was honored as an Oregon History Maker.

Grand Ronde Tribal Leader Kathryn Harrison died at the age of 99 last Sunday. 

Harrison was a matriarch of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. The news of her death was first reported by Smoke Signals, the newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. 

She was known

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