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Red Lake celebrated its own Independence Day on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 starting with a feast at 4 PM at the Red Lake Humanities Center, followed by the first of three-days of pow wows and other activities. Some events were postponed due to rain and held on the following day.
However, earlier in the day a Horseshoe Tournament was held at the Redby Community Center.
Redby Community Center Horseshoe Tournament Winners
1st Corky Clark (Redby)
2nd Willfred K (Cass Lake)
3rd Josh Neadeau (Red Lake)
4th Raven Roberts (Redby)
Johnny Smith 5-Man Singing Contest
1st Place-Mandaree
2nd Place-Blacklodge
3rd Place-Ptown
4th Place-Motown
Consolation
Southern Style
Ho-Chunk
2021 Red Lake Independence Celebration Moccasin Tournament
4th place Jim and Terry Nelson, 3rd place Josh and the Gary's, 2nd place the marathon men Travis, John and Nick and your champs Mike, Randy and Dion.
Red Lake Independence Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest
1st Place-Motown ($12,000)
2nd Place-Mandaree ($10,000)
3rd Place-Southern Style ($8000)
4th Place-Midnite Express ($6000)
5th Place-Sharpshooter ($4000)
CONTEST DRUMS
Ojibwe Nation
War Paint
Mandaree
P-Town
Mo-Town
Sharp Shooter
Little Bear
Southern Style
Ironboy
Whitetail Boyz
Midnite Express
Northern Cree
More information on the scheduled activities will be published as it comes in.
Further information on Red Lake's History can be found by following this link: https://www.redlakenation.org/tribal-history-historical-photos/
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