LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE PRESENTS:
THE SECOND ANNUAL OHKOTOKI’AAHKKOIYIINIIMAAN POWWOW ON SATURDAY, MAY 27 AND SUNDAY, MAY 28. AT LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE
Everyone is welcome to join us for the opportunity to celebrate our graduates, while showcasing the wonderful Indigenous community we have here at the college. The two-day celebration will feature a variety of events, including intertribal contest singing and drumming, hand drums, golden age men’s, golden age women’s, men’s buckskin, and junior, teen and tiny tot categories. Please contact Lethbridge College Indigenous Services if you have any questions or to get involved: indigenous@lethbridgecollege.ca
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POW WOW CATEGORIES
Male Categories: Chicken, Grass, Traditional, Fancy
Female Categories: Traditional, Fancy, Jingle
Jr Adults (18-39):
1st 700 2nd 400 3rd 200 4th 100
Sr. Adults (40-54)
1st 700 2nd 400 3rd 200 4th 100
Golden Age Men (55+)
1st 700 2nd 400 3rd 200 4th 100
Golden Age Women (55+)
1st 700 2nd 400 3rd 200 4th 100
Mens Buckskin
1st 700 2nd 400 3rd 200 4th 100
Teens (13-17)
1st 200 2nd 150 3rd 100 4th 50
Juniors (5-12)
1st 100 2nd 75 3rd 50 4th 25
Drum Contest
1st 6000 2nd 4000 3rd 2000 4th 1000
Hand Drum
1st 300 2nd 200 3rd 100
Back Up Singing:
1st 300 2nd 200 3rd 100
Honoring Head Judge Head Mens Traditional Special:
1st 1000 2nd 200 3rd 100 4th 100 5th 100
Head Female Judge Special – Woman’s Jingle
Mens Fancy, Mens Grass, Men’s Chicken, Womans Fancy and Womans Traditional Specials all confirmed.
Registration
Contestant Registration (FREE)
Saturday May 27, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Lethbridge College – Val Matteotti Gymnasium
Head Staff
Powwow Chair: Lowell Yellowhorn
MC’s:
Travis Plaited Hair, Kainai Nation
Julius Delaney, Kainai Nation
Arena Director: David Spotted Eagle, Blackfeet Nation
Head Drum Judge: Monte Wolf Child, Kainai Nation
Head Female Dance Judge: Selena Medicine Shield, Siksika Nation
Head Male Dance Judge: Tobias Provost, Piikani Nation
Head of Registration: Marni Hope, Kainai Nation
Head of Tabulation: Marcia Blackwater, Kainai Nation Supported by C & T Tabulating
Grand Entry Coordinator: Brittany Lee, Metis Nation
