CONTESTS & PRIZES 2024

Singers and Dancers, please bring your own chairs. 

ALL DRUMS WELCOME

$200.00 Day Money will be paid to the first 6 registered drums
Sound Provided By Warpath Sounds, Ethete, WY

CONTEST INFORMATION: OVER $40,000 in PRIZE MONEY

• Golden Age Men’s & Women’s 60+ 
  Traditional & Chicken – Combined / Cloth & Buckskin – Combined
  Fancy & Grass – Combined / Jingle & Fancy – Combined
  $750 / $500 / $400 / $300 / $200
• Men’s (18-59)
  Traditional, Chicken, Fancy, Grass
  $750 / $500 / $400 / $300 / $200
• Women’s (18-59)
  Cloth, Buckskin, Jingle, Fancy
  $750 / $500 / $400 / $300 / $200
• Teen Boy’s (13-17)
  Traditional, Chicken, Fancy, Grass
  $250 / $200 / $175 / $125 / $100
• Junior Boy’s (7-12)
  Traditional, Chicken, Fancy, Grass
  $150 / $125 / $100 / $75 / $50
• Teen Girl’s (13-17)
  Cloth, Buckskin, Jingle, Fancy
  $250 / $200 / $175 / $125 / $100
• Junior Girl’s (7-12)
  Cloth, Buckskin, Jingle, Fancy
  $150 / $125 / $100 / $75 / $50
• Tiny Tot – Day Money and Prize

SPECIALS:

• College Student Special Sponsored by Native American Jump Start
  Open to ALL Registered College Students, MUST be able to present current College ID
• Women’s College Student Special – all categories combined
  $1,000 each – 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes
  
• Men’s College Student Special – all categories combined
  $1,000 each – 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes

HEAD STAFF:

Emcee: Chico Her Many Horses – Lander, WY
Arena Director: Ace No Braid – Rockyford, SD
Head Judge: White Coyote Holy Bull – Rosebud, SD
Contest Tabulations: Lara No Braid – Spearfish, SD

HEAD DANCERS

Head Man Dancer: Joseph Pratt – Stillwater, OK
Head Lady Dancer: April Kaulaity – Ethete, WY
Honored Male Elder: John Butler – Houston, TX
Honored Female Elder: Sandra Plentywounds – Fort Hall, ID

DRUMS:

Host Drum: Mato Pejuta – Santee, NE
Lead Singer: Redwing Thomas
Local Host Drum: Little Brave – Arapahoe, WY
Lead Singer: Shilo Bell