Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
The United Tribes 42nd annual International Powwow was held Sept. 8-11.
Dancers and singers took part in the annual United Tribes "Parade of Champions" through downtown Bismarck, and were joined by tribal groups and tribal and state leaders. The powwow's featured cultural group, Chayag, representing the indigenous people of Ecuador, appeared in the parade and presented lively song and dance demonstrations in the powwow dance arbor and for school children.
Thirty-nine volunteers, college staff members and students served a free roast beef meal for over 3,000 visitors, singers and dancers. An estimated 10,000 people attended the powwow over the four-days.
Serving as head staff were announcers, Butch Felix, South Dakota and Corky Old Horn, Montana; arena director, Tony Kills Crow, Oklahoma; head singing judge, Patrick Moore, Oklahoma; head men's dance judge, Rusty Gillette, Virginia; and head women's dance judge, Jerico Anderson, North Dakota. Delvin Driver, South Dakota, provided the ground blessing for Lone Star Arena at the outset of the event.
Twenty-two drums rendered their best songs for 536 dancers, who participated in six grand entries, intertribal dances and dance competitions.
All first place dance category and singing contest winners received a jacket adorned with the powwow logo, showing the artwork of Wallace "Butch" Thunder Hawk Jr., a medal and cash. Second through fifth place winners received cash and medals inscribed with the "Home of the Champions" slogan.
The winners:
Junior Girls' Fancy: 1. Chorlize Arcoreu (Sicangu Lakota), Rosebud, S.D., 2. Jaylee Rencountre (SRST/CRST), Rapid City, S.D., 3. Emaree J. IronHawk (Lakota), Eagle Butte, S.D., 4. Regan Dunn (Standing Rock), Fort Yates, and 5. Allison Bearstail (Hidatsa), Bismarck.
Junior Girls' Jingle: 1. Nique Long (Cheyenne River), Fort Thompson, S.D., 2. Jaz Oucerere (Lakota/Sicaugu), Rosebud, S.D., 3. Teyah Uses Arrow (Standing Rock), Cannon Ball, 4. Sunshine Hayes (Standing Rock), Rapid City, S.D., and 5. Danielle Morsette (Arikara), Twin Buttes.
Junior Girls' Traditional: 1. Wamblie Little Sky (Lakota/Nakoda), Kyle, S.D., 2. Tessa Holds The Enemy (Crow/TAT), Mandaree, 3. Sparrow Little Sky (Lakota/Nakoda), Kyle, S.D., 4. Leelee Baker (Lakota), Mandaree, and 5. Heaven Oldcoyote (Crow/N Arapaho), Ethete, Wyo.
Teen Women's Fancy: 1. Prairie Rose McAdam (Cree) Victoria, Saskatchewan, Canada, 2. Mikala SunRhodes (N Arapaho), Ethete, Wyo., 3. Hailey Lincoln (Three Affiliated), Mandaree, 4. Shanna Robertson (Sioux/Assiniboine), Poplar, Mont., and 5. Maycie Morin (Turtle Mt.), Belcourt.
Teen Women's Jingle: 1. Shaydee Pretends Eagle (Spirit Lake), Bismarck, 2. Derian Yuzzicappi (Dakota/Lakota), Fort Qu Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada, 3. Tasha Uses Arrow (Standing Rock), Cannon Ball, 4. Mariah Antell (Standing Rock), Fort Yates, and 5. Brianna Tortalita (Sioux), Bismarck.
Teen Women's Traditional: 1. Larissa E. No Braid (Three Affiliated/Lakota), Denver, 2. Wakan-Yu-Belecewin McKay (Standing Rock), 3. Shaniece Village Center (Standing Rock), Cannon Ball, 4. Kianah Smith (Chippewa), Belcourt, and 5. Shaylynn Ramsey (Sioux), Fort Yates.
Junior Boys' Fancy: 1. Cetan Big Crow (Oglala Lakota), Pine Ridge, S.D., 2. Caelen J. Lohnes (Spirit Lake), Fort Totten, 3. Cash Draper (Lakota/Navajo), 4. Mabahi Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa), New Town, and 5. Parker Bearstail (Arikara/Hidatsa), Mandan.
Junior Boys' Grass: 1. Chad Morsette Jr. (Arikara/Sioux), Twin Buttes, 2. Quintin Abbey (Loushetta/Hidatsa/Sioux), Dickinson, 3. Ben Mellette (Standing Rock), Wakpala, S.D., 4. Inyan Growing Thunder (Fort Peck Dakota), Poplar, Mont., and 5. Daunte Baker (Turtle Mt.), Dunseith.
Junior Boys' Traditional: 1. Chace Hale (Three Affiliated), Parshall, 2. Brendan "P-Nut" Young (Standing Rock), Mandan, 3. Frederick Fox (Three Affiliated), Roseglen, 4. T. J. Good Nature (Standing Rock), Bismarck, and 5. Matene Wanna-Jerome (Turtle Mt.), Denver.
Teen Men's Fancy: 1. Sonny Means/Shawn Anthony (Lakota), Eagle Butte, S.D., 2. Jessup Yazzie (Lakota), Eagle Butte, 3. Koy Bearstail (Hidatsa/Sioux) Fort Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada, 4. Jason Taylor (Dakota) Griswold, Manitoba, Canada, and 5. Jacob Fox (Standing Rock), Kenel, S.D.
Teen Men's Grass: 1. Cameron Grady (Hidatsa), New Town, 2. Alex Mason (White Earth), Callaway, Minn., 3. Nape Fox (Arikara), New Town, 4. Saunders Young Bird (Arikara/Sioux), Fort Yates, and 5. Ethan Little Shield (Standing Rock), Wakpala, S.D.
Teen Men's Traditional: 1. Tristan Uses Arrow (Standing Rock), Cannon Ball, 2. Ryan Longie (Spirit Lake), Fort Totten, 3. Cameron Chaske (Spirit Lake), Spirit Lake, 4. Jacob Black Bear (Sicangu/Lakota), Rosebud, S.D., and 5. Anthony St. John Philbrick (Sisseton-Wahpeton), Sisseton, S.D.
Women's Fancy: 1. Gracie Her Many Horses (Oglala), Rosebud, S.D., 2. Tanksi Clairmont (Sicangu), Minneapolis, 3. Kellie LeBeau (Lakota), Eagle Butte, S.D., 4. Natika Bears Tail (Mandan/Hidatsa), Bismarck and 5. Nita McAdam (Cree) Vitorie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Women's Jingle: 1. Jessie Spotted Tail (Sicangu Lakota), Rosebud, S.D., 2. Tonia Hall (Lakota/Hidatsa), Fort Yates, 3. Anika Topsky (Cree), Rocky Boy, Mont., 4. Bridget Iron Shield (Dakota/Pueblo), Fort Yates, and 5. Jessie Rencountre (Standing Rock), Rapid City, S.D.
Women's Traditional: 1. Tosha Goodwill (Dakota/Lakota), Sioux Falls, S.D., 2. Orlena Little Sky (Wakoda), Kyle, S.D., 3. Amber Buffalo (Cree), Shakopee, Minn., 4. Lonna Street (Dakota), Spirit Lake, and 5. Krista Marie Goodwill (Dakota), Saskatchewan, Canada.
Senior Women's Traditional: 1. Madelynn Goodwill (Lakota/Dakota), Sioux Falls, S.D., 2. Yvonne Chase (Arikara/Mandan), New Town, 3. Vera Kingbird (Ho Chunk), Bemidji, Minn., 4. Delores Hayes (Standing Rock), Rapid City, S.D., and 5. Darlene Situran (Standing Rock), Fort Yates.
Southern Women Buckskin/Cloth participants: Tonya Moore (Cheyenne-Arapaho), Yukon, Okla., and Lillian Baxter (UMONHon), Lincoln.
Men's Fancy: 1. Jasten Bears Tail (Hidatsa/
Sioux), Bismarck, 2. WarShield White (Dakotah), Spirit Lake, 3. White Coyote Holy Bull (Cheyenne River), Rosebud, S.D., 4. Eric Shepherd (Dakotah), Sisseton, S.D., and 5. Courtney Hayes (Standing Rock), Rapid City, S.D.
Men's Grass: 1. Trae Little Sky (Lakota/Nakoda), Kyle, S.D., 2. Julius Not Afraid (Sioux), Dryfork, Mont., 3. Buck Spotted Tail (Sicangu Lakota), Rosebud, S.D., 4. Wayne Fox (Arikara), New Town, and 5. Brian Thunder (Potawatomi/Menominee), Crandon, Wis.
Men's Traditional: 1. Chaske LaBlanc (Lower Sioux/Dakota), Morton, Minn., 2. Rueben Crow Feather (Standing Rock), Minneapolis, 3. Donovan Abbey (Coushatta/Hidatsa), Dickinson, 4. Tony Wahweotten (Prairie Band Potawatomi), Mayetta, Kan., and 5. Aron Abbey (Coushatta/Hidatsa), Gladstone.
Senior Men's Traditional: 1. Jim Red Eagle (Assiniboine/Sioux), Sturgis, S.D., 2. Terry Fiddler (Cheyenne River), Red Wing, Minn., 3. Kip White Cloud (Sioux), Flandreau, S.D., 4. O.J. Gourd Sr. (Spirit Lake), St. Michael, and 5. Avery Thompson (Crow Creek), Fort Thompson, S.D.
Chicken Dance: 1. Rooster Top Sky (Chippewa/Cree), Rocky Boy, Mont., 2. Richard Street (Mesquakie), St. Michael, 3. Lee Goodman Jr. (Ojibwe/Menominee), Minneapolis, 4. Wes Bearstail (Three Affiliated,) Bismarck, and 5. Brooks Goodbird (Mandan/Hidatsa), Fort Totten.
Men's Southern Straight participants: Sowry Red Becan (Ponca/Hunkapapa), Fort Thompson S.D., Skush Brady (Sac&Fox/Cheyenne), Pawnee, Okla., and Brandan Thunder Hawk (Pawnee/Otoe/Sioux), Shakopee, Minn.
Team Dance: 1. Team 605, 2. Feeding Fancy Frenzy, 3. Siouxper-Fly, 4. Jing Jang and 5. Three Skins.
Singing Contest (Drums): 1. Badlands, Brockton, Mont., 2. White Shield Singers, White Shield, 3. Yellow Face, New Town, 4. Grand River, Little Eagle, S.D., and 5. Spirit Lake, Fort Totten.
Miss Indian Nations Pageant: Miss Indian Nations XIX: Shanoa Pinkham (Yakima), Seattle;first runner up: Yolanda Charley (Eastern Navajo), Chichiltah, N.M .; second runner up: Jessie Anthony (Six Nations Grand River), Ontario, Canada; Miss Congeniality: Yolanda Charley (Eastern Navajo), Chichiltah, N.M .; Children's Choice: Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock), Southampton, N.Y .; Talent Award: Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock), Southampton, N.Y .; Tribal Chairman's Award: Yolanda Charley (Eastern Navajo), Chichiltah, N.M .; and President's Award: Jessie Anthony (Six Nations Grand River), Ontario, Canada.
United Tribes Softball Tournament:
Women: 1. GPIGA, Bismarck, 2. Kick Rocks (Colville Tribe), Coulee Dam, Wash., 3. Team 406, Lame Deer, Mont., 4. Incredible Machine, Belcourt, and MVP: Dre Brunskill.
Men: 1. Sioux Nation, Red Wing, Minn., 2. Team Kelly, Rapid City, S.D., 3. Red Lake Bombers, Red Lake, Minn., 4. Paramount Builders, Bismarck, and MVP: Randy "Peach" Holthusen.
Golf Tournament:
Net Score - 1. Jimmy Star, Don Two Bears, Cody Two Bears, Shawn Standing Bear; 2. Garek Murphy, Chad Harrison, Rick Wilkie, Fred McLaughlin; and 3. Jerry Willer, Chad Willer, Brad Miller, Pete Jahner;
Gross Score - 1. Pat Thomas, Mitch Laducer, Curt Keplin, Ricky Smith; 2. Todd Muggerud, Jared Eagle, Jarret Baker, Enis Baker; 3. Jim Laducer, Ty Hauglie, Kirk Laducer, Ryan House; Longest Drive: Cody Two Bears; and Longest Putt: Brad Miller.
Parade of Champions winners: Best Overall Float/Theme - MHA Tourism; Youth Cultural Group - Chacee Boy Hale; Best Horse Group - Three Affiliated Council and Staff Riders; and Drum Group - Yellow Face, White Shield.
10K Run:
Men 30-39: Chase Iron Eyes, 45:14; 40-49: Jarrett Baker, 43:39; Russell Swagger, 50:36;
Women - 20-29: Fahtima Finley, 46:14; 40-49: Martha Garreau, 59:01
5K Run:
Men - -19: Anthony Iron Hawk, 22:39; 30-39: BJ Rainbow, 37:36; 40-49: Kenneth Starr, 19:20; James Iron Eyes, 44:29; 50-plus: Thomas Gone, 1:12:48;
Women - -19: DeShaun Strong Heart, 30:55; Tokata Iron Eyes 57:00; 20-29: Aimee Gone, 44:07; 30-39: Billi Jo Gravseth, 31:02; 40-49: Kathy Bailey 31:32.
Three-On-Three Basketball: Grades 7-9 (Combined), Eagles; Grades 10-12 (Girls), Young Nation; and Grades 10-12 (Boys), Three Stooges.
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