Friday, November 16, 2007

GOLDEN AGE WINNERS

Cloth: 1st Nancy Oosahwe, Cherokee

Fancy: 1st Lloyd Thompson, Alabama-Coushatta
Traditional: 1st Tom WarCloud, Yaqui/Arapaho
Straight: 1st Jess Oosahwe, Cherokee
Grass: 1st Randall Farmer, MBCI; 2nd Ken Dixon, MBCI

ADULT 18+ WINNERS

Fancy Shawl: 1st Michelle Reed, Ojibwe; 2nd Traci Poncho, Coushatta;
Jingle Dress: 1st Yolanda Poncho, Alabama-Coushatta; 2nd Shayna Shoemake, MBCI; 3rd Candice Poncho, Coushatta
Buckskin: 1st Tawana Parham
Cloth: 1st Meredith Printup, Tuscarora; 2nd Peggy Williams, MBCI; 3rd Natisha Thomas, MBCI

Fancy: 1st Clint Poncho, Alabama-Coushatta; 2nd Marcus Thompson, Alabama-Coushatta; 3rd Thunder John, Coushatta
Grass: 1st Jon Jefferson, MBCI; 2nd Leland Thompson, Alabama-Coushatta; 3rd Skyler Jimmie, MBCI/Dine'
Traditional: 1st Randy Solomon, Choctaw; Alex Alvarez, Creek; 3rd Michael Custard, Creek
Straight: 1st Angelo Normand, Choctaw/Sac&Fox; 2nd Joseph Bohanon, OK Choctaw

TEEN 13-17 WINNERS!

Fancy Shawl : 1st Danielle Nicole Isaac, MBCI; 2nd Norma Chae Isaac, MBCI; 3rd Samantha Selby, Choctaw
Jingle Dress: 1st Sequoia Obe, Alabama-Coushatta; 2nd Jocindah Printup, Tuscarora; 3rd Sybranda Bell, MBCI

Grass: 1st Zachery Bell, Choctaw
Fancy: 1st Shaundai Poncho, Alabama-Coushatta; 2nd Marshall Bell, MBCI
Traditional: 1st Joe Delano Isaac, MBCI; 2nd Rickey Reed, Choctaw/Creek

YOUTH 7-12 Contest Winners

Fancy Shawl : 1st Deandrea Jordan, MBCI; 2nd Emily Shoemake, MBCI; 3rd Sharaven Farmer, MBCI
Jingle Dress: 1st Kaeleen Anderson, MBCI; 2nd Candace Jefferson, MBCI; 3rd Valerie Selby, MBCI
Cloth: 1st DeAundre' Williams, MBCI; 2nd Charleigh Parham

Fancy: 1st Demetrius Williams, MBCI; 2nd Simon Isaac, MBCI; Jude Parham
Grass: 1st Brice McGhee, Creek; 2nd Ivan Printup, Tuscarora; 3rd Nathan Printup, Tuscarora
Traditional: 1st Julian Solomon, Choctaw

Thursday, November 15, 2007

2007 Veterans Day PowWow

Our 2007 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Veteran's Day PowWow was held on November 9 - November 11, 2007. Our dancer entries were not as numerous as before, but those that came were excellent dancers and were exciting to watch. We had many dancers come from Texas, Louisianna, Alabama, and Tennessee. Our host drums were Northern: Medicine Tail and Southern: Southern Pine. Our MC was Harold "Doc" Comby and our AD was Thomas Muskrat. Head Man and Head Lady Dancers were chosen daily: Friday was Lloyd Thompson and Peggy Williams; Saturday was Randy Solomon and Meredith Printup; and Sunday was Quannah Whitethunder and Traci Poncho. Our Head Gourd dancers were as follows: Friday: Ken Dixon; Saturday: Dick Whiteside; and Sunday: Ron Alex. Many thanks to everyone!