Miss Mikala Summer SunRhodes
Rides a Fast Horse
(Northern Arapaho)
2011 Denver March Powwow Princess
Mikala Summer SunRhodes, "Rides a Fast Horse", is the daughter of Virgil and Rose SunRhodes of Ethete, Wyoming. Her paternal grandparents are the late Joe and Hazel Norse SunRhodes. Her maternal grandparents are Joe and Carol Pecos of Jemez Pueblo, NM. She is an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation.
Her Arapaho name is "Rides a Fast Horse" which was bestowed upon her by the late Helen CedarTree. She was born into a family who has a great homage and respect for the Arapaho ways and carry on the traditions of the horse culture.
Mikala is a Junior at Wyoming Indian High School where she maintains a 4.0 average and is a member of the National Honor Society. She has been a fancy dancer since she started walking and loves travelling to powwows throughout the United States and Canada.
It is a great honor for her and her family to accept the title of 2011 Denver March Powwow Princess and she will represent to her highest integrity. The family will sponsor a Young Women's Fancy Shawl Special (16-26) and her sister Heather will sponsor a "Sisters Team Dance" Special at the 2012 Denver March Powwow.