24th Annual Spring Contest Powwow

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/16/2016 - 04/17/2016
12:00 am

Location
Northside Aztlan Community Center

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Arts and Crafts Vendors will be open for business: Saturday – 10:00 a.m.; and Sunday – 10:00 a.m.

The Native food concession will open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Menu includes Indian Tacos, frybread, beef stew, and frito pie.

These times are approximate.  Due to the numbers of people involved in the powwow, we will try our best to begin as close as possible to the scheduled times.

Men’s Traditional – Northern and Southern Combined – in loving memory of Mr. Don Ducker (a co-founder of NCIPA)
1st – $300; 2nd- $200; 3rd-$100

Dancers:

Registration will open at ~9:00 a.m. on Saturday.

PLEASE use the dancer/singer entrance on the NE side of the gymnasium.

FREE admission for registered dancers and singers.

Point System will be used.

Contestants must be in two Grand Entries to be eligible for prize money.

Contest payouts: TBA

Dance Categories: (tentative)

Golden Age: (50 and older)

Men

Women

Adults (18 – 49)

Men’s: Fancy, Grass, Northern Traditional, Southern Straight

Women’s: Fancy Shawl, Jingle, Northern Traditional, Southern Traditional

Teens (13-17)

Boys’: Fancy, Grass, Traditional (combined N & S)

Girls’: Fancy Shawl, Jingle, Traditional (combined N & S)

Juniors (6-12)

Boys’: Fancy, Grass, Traditional (combined N & S)

Girls’: Fancy Shawl, Jingle, Traditional (combined N & S)

Tiny Tots (5 and younger)

Day Money split

Drums:

Session pay for first 10 visiting drum groups registered.

PA System will be provided.

Arts & Crafts Vendors:

Contact:  Meg at (970) 493-6470.

Application with Vendor Agreement

Admission:

Ages:  13 and older – $6/day or $10/weekend

Ages:  6-12 – $3/day or $5/weekend

Ages:  5 and younger – Free

Registered Dancers and Singers:  Free

Public is Invited!! Everyone is welcome!

Bring your own lawn chairs.

Admission fees pay for the building rental fee and the insurance.

2015-16 Princess:
Star Her Many Horses
Taos Pueblo/Ojibway/Meskquakie/Lakota/Southern Cheyenne
2015-16 Honored Individual:
Virginia All Runner, Cheyenne
Committee Honoree:
TBA
Host Northern Drum:
Meskwaki Nation – Tama, IA
Host Southern Drum:
Bad Company – Colorado/Oklahoma
Master of Ceremonies:
Corky Old Horn, Crow – Crow Agency, MT
Arena Director:
Francis Sherwood, Arikara/Hidatsa/Navajo – Denver, CO
Honor Guard:
TBA
Head Gourd Dancer:
TBA
Cooks:
Morgan Family, Navajo/Zuni – Fort Collins, CO
Head Dancers:
Picked per session
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