DENVER MARCH POWWOW 2011
WINNERS

GOLDEN AGE MEN
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Larry Brewer
Fred Standing
Darrell Wildcat
Bob St. John
Fred Stands 		Phoenix, AZ
Jones, OK
Anadarko, OK
Sisseton, SD
Oglala, SD


SENIOR MEN
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Gary Richards
Tony Wahweotten
Dwight White Buffalo
Terry Fiddler
Jim Red Eagle 		Allen, SD
Mayetta, KS
Granite Falls, MN
Red Wing, MN
Hays, MT


MEN'S SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Matthew Sheka, Sr.
Michael Grant, Sr.
Beaushee Wildcat
Ron Good Eagle, Sr.
Shude Victors 		Ft. Defiance, AZ
Bloomfield, NM
Pawhuska, OK
Flandreau, SD
Wichita, KS


MEN'S NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Jalen Abeyta
Anthony Mazawasicuna
Waylon Gaddine
Nathan Chasing Horse
John Richards 		Ft. Washakie, WY
Sioux Valley, MB CAN
Last Dog, SD
Pamona, CA
Allen, SD


MEN'S FANCY
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Doug Good Feather
Sky Medicine Bear
Bruce Neeonie
Mylan Tootoosis
Canku One Star 		Lakewood, CO
Loveland, CO
Anadarko, OK
Poundmaker, SK CAN
Rosebud, SD


MEN'S GRASS
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place 		Ira McNab
Skylar Nucosee
Tray Little Sky
Lakota Clairmont
Buck Spotted Tail

 

George Gordon, SK CAN
Ada, OK
Morley, AB CAN
Lakewood, CO
Rosebud, SD


MEN'S CHICKEN DANCE
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place 		Dave Kelly
A. Taite Honadick
Robert Fish
Kalen SunRhodes
Dakota Schrock

 

Porcupine, SD
Parker, AZ
St. Francis, SD
Ft. Washakie, WY
Sacramento, CA


GOLDEN AGE WOMEN
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place 		Virginia Allrunner
Sandra Black Bear
Millie Black Bear
Carmen Clairmont
Roberta Wind Chief 		Lakewood, CO
Rosebud, SD
Allen, SD
Lakewood, CO
Neola, UT

 



SENIOR WOMEN - Northern
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Rose Sampson
Lillian Good Eagle
Patricia Roy-Trujillo
Denise One Star
Bev Larvie-Medhaug		 Toppenish, WA
Flandreau, SD
Lakewood, CO
Rosebud, SD
Mission, SD


SENIOR WOMEN - Southern
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Debbie Howell
Nikki Baker
Charlene Cozad
Keri Myers
Amy No Ear		 Colorado Springs, CO
Yukon, OK
Hominy, OK
Santa Fe, NM
Tahlequah, OK


WOMEN'S SOUTHERN CLOTH
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Marcy Ekiko
Tina Trujillo
Elena Diaz
Laura Rose Sage
Rosie Motah 		Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Lawrence, KS
Ponca City, OK
Lawton, OK


WOMEN'S SOUTHERN BUCKSKIN
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place
Kelsi Monroe
Tarissa Spoonhunter
Cheyenne Brady
Toni Tsatoke
Ignacio, CO
Tucson, AZ
Pawnee, OK
Norman, OK


WOMEN'S NORTHERN CLOTH
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Misty Blue Mesteth
Lark Real Bird Paz
Cheyenne Fiddler
Alva Fiddler
Mary Lou Olsen 		Stillwater, OK
Garryowen, MT
Red Wing, MN
Apache, OK
Broken Head, MB CAN


WOMEN'S NORTHERN BUCKSKIN
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Michelle Ware
Krystal Bigsky
Summer Baldwin
Terra Trujillo
Kayla McArthur 		Towaoc, CO
Regina, SK CAN
Ft. Hall, ID
Lakewood, CO
Whitebear, SK CAN


WOMEN'S FANCY
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Denelle Stanley
Carol Melting Tallow
Kaitlynn McArthur
Kellie LeBeau
Tanksi Clairmont 		Tacoma, WA
Albuquerque, NM
Whitebear, SK CAN
Eagle Butte, SD
Minneapolis, MN


WOMENS JINGLE
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Lauren Good Day Frank
Adrianna Rouillard
Calsee Has No Horse
Gabrielle Knife
Mary Not Afraid 		Bismarck, ND
Ft. Collins, CO
Wakpamni, SD
Eagle Butte, SD
Billings, MT


TEEN BOYS TRADITIONAL
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Coltin Shawnee
James Morris
Dwight Little John
Jacob Black Bear
Matthew Sheka, Jr. 		Shawnee, OK
Lyndon Station, WI
Winnipeg, MB CAN
Ironwood, SD
Ft. Defiance, AZ


TEEN BOYS FANCY
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Joshua Pino
Dean Little Shield
Keegan Her Many Horses
Tray Trahant
Sonny Means 		Colorado Springs, CO
Arapaho, WY
Milford, WY
Rocky Boy, MT
Eagle Butte, SD


TEEN BOYS GRASS
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Darryl Grady
Arrowheart Iron Cloud
Johnnie Johnson
Cameron Grady
Frederick Diaz-Gipp 		Mandan, ND
Box Elder, SD
Kirtland, NM
Mandan, ND
Lawrence, KS


TEEN GIRLS NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Brianna Alires
Kelsey Tortalita
Lyndee McClellan
Katrina Her Many Horses
Ellie Olson 		Ignacio, CO
Bismarck, ND
Norman, OK
Denver, CO
Winnipeg, MB CAN


TEEN GIRLS SOUTHERN BUCKSKIN/CLOTH
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Charisie Cunningham
Nawnee Little Axe
KayKay Sage
Rickie Lynn Hughes
Wakeah Jhane		 Pawhuska, OK
Bartlesville, OK
Lawton, OK
Hominy, OK
Santa Fe, NM

TEEN GIRLS FANCY SHAWL
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Aspen Bell
Oskate Win One Star
Mikala SunRhodes(newly crowned Denver March Powwow Princess)
Arianne Sheka
Keya Trujillo Clairmont 		Arapaho, WY
Rosebud, SD
Ethete, WY
Ft. Defiance, AZ
Lakewood, CO


TEEN GIRLS JINGLE
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Cheyenne Birdshead
Kaigan Olson
Kira Murillo
Sheyenne Fox
Sadie Red Eagle
 		Lakewood, CO
Winnipeg, MB CAN
Ft. Hall, ID
White Shield, ND
Tahlequah, OK


JR. BOYS TRADITIONAL
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Fuji Bread
Ross Victors
Wesley New Holy, Jr.
Chacee Boy Hale
Frederick Fox, Jr. 		Santa Fe, NM
Wichita, KS
Porcupine, SD
Parshall, ND
White Shield, ND


JUNIOR BOYS FANCY
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Flair Popetsaitke
Maximum Sheka
Maurice Gardner
Kyce Hamilton-Iron
Riley Spoonhunter 		Crow Agency, MT
Ft. Defiance, AZ
St. Stephens, WY
Ft. Collins, CO
Browning, MT


JUNIOR BOYS GRASS
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Anthony Clincher
Inyan Growning Thunder
Elias Her Many Horses
Wikiyan Cook
Misun Mills 		Colorado Springs, CO
Poplar, MT
Lakewood, CO
Rapid City, SD
Thunder Valley, SD


JUNIOR GIRLS TRADITIONAL
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Jayla Hamilton Iron
Whitney Sage
Kaleigh Starblanket
Ellena Morgan-Doxtator
Jordynn Paz
 		Ft. Collins, CO
Ponca City, OK
Starblanket, SK CAN
Phoenix, AZ
Garryowen, MT


JUNIOR GIRLS FANCY
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

 Demeatrice Miller
Alaina Spoonhunter
Heaven Old Coyote
Emaree Iron Hawk
Charlize Acoren 		Ft. Defiance, AZ
Browning, MT
Ethete, WY
Eagle Butte, SD
Ironwood, SD


JUNIOR GIRLS JINGLE
5th Place
4th Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place  		Jazlea Arcoren
Jonna Grace Brady
Catherine Sage
Sunshine Arcoren
Jandra Levi 		Ironwood, SD
New Town, ND
Ponca City, SD
Ironwood, SD
El Reno, OK


37th ANNUAL
DENVER MARCH POWWOW
SPECIALS

(Updated March 25, 2011)

Miss Larissa Evelyn No Braid

2010 Denver March Powwow Princess

Honor Contest

Women's Northern Traditional (16+)

Special Contest Head Judge:
Beverly Larvie-Medhaug

Must be registered in Traditional Category



1st = Women’s Northern Traditional Beadwork & $$$
(Moccasins, Leggings, Hair Ties, Barrette, Choker, Belt Hangings)
Shawl, Cape, Purse, Trade Cloth Dress
2nd & 3rd = $$$, plus 4 consolations

1st = Sandra Black Bear, Rosebud, SD
2nd = Kyla McArthur, SK CAN
3rd = Alva Fiddler, SD
Consolations:
Millie Black Bear, SD
Summer Baldwin, ID
Marjorie Old Elk, MT
Ramey Growing Thunder, MT

(Sponsored by Family--photo by Bernard Grant)




Special Contests Honoring
DMPW Volunteers

Dianna Faye Capture
Women's Traditional (18+)

Northern:
1st = Bev Larvie-Medhaug, SD
2nd = Kayla McArthur, SK CAN
3rd = Terra Trujillo, CO
4th = Summer Baldwin, ID

Southern:
1st = Keri Jhane Noise Cat, NM
2nd = Tina Trujillo, CO
3rd = Toni Tsatoke, OK

(sponsored by Denver March Powwow Committee)



AND



Patricia Reynolds
"Quilt Contest" (New & Heirloom Categories)

Queen/Double size quilts will be judged on color coordination,
hand quilting, and on-point setting.
(Individuals and Sewing Groups may submit quilts)

New Quilts:
1st = Angie's Angels, made by Angie Smith United Methodist Church Women, Oklahoma City, OK, submitted by Barbara Roy.
2nd = Blueberry Milkshake, made and submitted by Vivian Wahtomy, Fort Hall, ID 3rd = Waterbird Blue, made by Cherokee Seminole and submitted by Stephen Seminole, Lawrence, KS

Heirloom Quilts:
1st = Winter Buffalo Girl, made by Faye Roman and submitted by Nancy Mendoza, Oklahoma City, OK
2nd = Made and submitted by Becky Vittetoe, Denver, CO

Best of Show: Winter Buffalo Girl, made by Faye Roman and submitted Nancy Mendoza

(sponsored by DMPW Committee, Reynolds & Corbin Family--Photo by D.M. Buck)



Special Birthday Contest Honoring
Baby June Hamilton-YoungBird

Girl's Jingle Dress (8 & under)

1st = $100 & Bike, Jazlea Arcoren, SD
2nd = $75, Heaven Old Coyote, WY
3rd = $50, Wakinyela Bear, MN
4th = $25, Kaygan Bearcomesout, MT

(Sponsored by Hamilton-YoungBird Family
and Medicine Bear Family)








Special Contest Honoring

Flair Popetsaitke (Spotted Horse)

Tiny Tots Boys (6 & Under)

1st = $300, Phillip Tahlee Tsonetokoy, OK
2nd = $200, Devyn Becenti, NM
3rd = $100, Chaske Poyer-Taylor, NM
4th = $50, Bryson One Star, SD

(Sponsored by Popetsaitke/Spotted Horse Family)





“First Steps into the Circle"

In Honor of Inaani Wilson

Recognizing All Tiny Tot Girls (6 and Under)

1st = Selena Ironcloud, Rapid City, SD
2nd = Heaven Old Coyote, Ethete, WY
3rd = Alaina Spoonhunter, Browning, MT

(sponsored by Wells-Alberts and Wilson Families)



Special Honor Contest for
Kyce Hamilton-Iron

 "Iron Boy" Fancy Dance - Jr. Boys (6-12)

1st = $300 + new set of bustles
(custom made for winner)
2nd = $200
3rd = $100
4th = $50
(Sponsored by Family)

1st = Sonny Littlehead, Lawrence, KS
2nd = Riley Spoonhunter, Tucson, AZ
3rd = Flaire Popetsaike, Crow Agency, MT
4th = Stormee Kipp, Ft. Hall, ID



Special Contest Honoring
Lara Jewell No Braid
Denver Indian Center Princess &
Graduating to Teen Category

Visiting Royalty (All Categories/Ages)



1st = $300, Trophy & Jacket
Wakeah Jhane
Miss Navajo Nation Fair

2nd = $200, Trophy & Jacket
Calsee Has No Horse
Miss Oglala Lakota Nation

3rd = $100, Trophy & Jacket
Olowanwin Bad Hand, Miss Rosebud

4th = $50, Selena Iron Cloud, Miss Ontrac, SD

Many thanks to Mile High Singers and Southern Express for the beautiful contest songs, to Chico Her Many Horses for his good words, and to the judges: Jordan Paz, Lauren Frank, Linda Yardley, Larissa and A.J. No Braid.

(Sponsored by Family--Photo by D.M. Buck)


"Youth Enrichment" Special Contests

Young Men's Traditional (15-24)

1st = $800, Jalen Abeyta, WY
2nd = $600, Anthony Mazawasicona, MB CAN
3rd = $400, John Richards, SD

Young Women's Traditional (15-24)

1st = $800, Cheyenne Brady, OK
2nd = $600, Kayla McArthur, SK CAN
3rd = $400, Cheyenne Fiddler, SD


 (Sponsored by Denver March Powwow Committee)

"Wicaglata"


"Women Singing Behind the Drum"



(Women L to R: Jolene Dillon, Faye Filesteel, Gracie Redshirt Tyon and Margaret Tyon.
For many years, the Wicaglata Contest was held in honor of Margaret.)



1st = Sandi Iron Cloud, WY
2nd = Gabrielle Knife, SD
3rd = Tarissa Spoonhunter, AZ

(Sponsored by Denver March Powwow Committee--Photo: D.M. Buck)