KAMLOOPA
JUNE 28-30, 2024
KAMLOOPA POWWOW
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, June 28
8:30 AM
- Box office, facilities, & vendors open
NOON
- Registration opens for:
• Princess Pageant & Visiting Royalty
• Drum & Dance Categories
6:45 PM
- Drum Roll Call
- Drum Song
- Grand entry
- Invocation
7:00 PM
- Flag song & victory song
- Opening remarks: Chief Rosanne Casimir
- Welcome song
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:
JUNIOR CATEGORIES –AGES 7-12
• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional
• Girls Jingle
• Girls Fancy
• Boys Grass
• Boys Fancy
• Boys Chicken
LYRA BIGSORRELHORSE TEEN GIRLS OLD-STYLE FANCY SPECIAL Sponsored by the Bigsorrelhorse Family
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:
MEN’S BUCKSKIN – AGES 18+
GOLDEN AGE CATEGORIES – AGES 55 & OVER
• Women’s Golden Age • Men’s Golden Age
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:
TEEN CATEGORIES – AGES 13-17
• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional
• Girls Jingle
• Girls Fancy
• Boys Grass
• Boys Fancy
• Boys Chicken
10:00 PM
- Registration closed for the evening
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:
SR. ADULT CATEGORIES – AGES 35-54
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
INTERTRIBALS:
JR. ADULT CATEGORIES – AGES 18-34
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
RETIRE THE COLOURS AT MIDNIGHT
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, June 29
8:30 AM
- Box office, facilities, & vendors open
10:00 AM
- Registration opens for:
• Princess Pageant & Visiting Royalty
• Drum & Dance Categories
12:45 PM
- Drum Roll Call
- Drum Song
- Registration closed
- Supper break
- Drum roll call
- Drum song
- Grand entry
- Invocation
1:00 PM
• Princess Pageant • Drum & Dance Categories
- Grand entry - Invocation
- Flag Song & Victory Song
INTERTRIBALS EXHIBITIONS:
TINY TOT CATEGORIES – AGES 6 & UNDER
• Tiny Tot Girls
INTERTRIBALS:
• Tiny Tot Boys
YAWHUNUDAIH JR. GIRLS FANCY
Sponsored by the Clement Family
INTERTRIBALS
COMPETITIONS FINALS:
JUNIOR CATEGORIES – AGES 7-12
• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional
• Girls Jingle
• Girls Fancy
INTERTRIBALS:
• Boys Grass
• Boys Fancy
• Boys Chicken
2 SPIRIT ROUND DANCE
NOVA & PIERSON YOUNGCHIEF SPECIAL JR. GIRLS JINGLE & JR. BOYS CHICKEN
Sponsored by Youngchief Family
COMPETITIONS FINALS:
TEEN CATEGORIES (AGES 13-17)
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
5:00 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
- Flag song & victory song
- Opening remarks: Chief Rosanne Casimir
- Welcome song
INTERTRIBALS
Honoring Late Red Willow Jules Special
WOMEN’S & MEN’S TRADITIONAL Sponsored by Jules Family
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:
MEN’S BUCKSKIN (AGES 18+) GOLDEN AGE CATEGORIES (AGES 55 +)
• Women’s Golden Age • Men’s Golden Age
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:
SR. ADULT CATEGORIES (AGES 35-54)
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
WOMEN’S 4 PERSON TEAM DANCE SPECIAL Sponsored by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Chief & Council
MEN’S 4 PERSON TEAM DANCE SPECIAL COMPETITIONS: Sponsored by Kamloopa Powwow Society
JR. ADULT CATEGORIES (AGES 18-34)
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
Sunday, June 30 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:45 AM
- Princess contestants report to stage NOON SHARP
- Introduction: Princess Pageant Contestants
- Pageant Contest: Songs by Host Drum, Speeches & Talent Shows
- Straight Song for all Contestants
12:45 PM
- Drum Roll Call
- Drum Song 1:00 PM
- Grand entry
- Invocation
- Flag Song & Victory Song
- Closing Remarks: Chief Rosanne Casimir
INTERTRIBALS EXHIBITION:
TINY TOT CATEGORIES – AGES 6 & UNDER
• Tiny Tot Girls • Tiny Tot Boys
Honoring Late Red Willow Jules Special MEN’S TRADITIONAL
Sponsored by Jules Family
INTERTRIBALS
Junior Categories are excused only if there are tiebreakers (Ages 7-12)
Teen Categories are excused only if there are tiebreakers (Ages 13-17)
INTERTRIBALS
2023 KAMLOOPA POWWOW PRINCESS SPECIAL:
ANGEL IN THE SKY WHITE SHAWL SPECIAL
Sponsored by the 2023-2024 Winter-Star Turner
CROWNING & VICTORY
2024 - 2025 MISS KAMLOOPA PRINCESS
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITION FINALS:
MEN’S BUCKSKIN (AGES 18+)
GOLDEN AGE CATEGORIES (AGES 55 +)
WOMEN’S GOLDEN AGE
MEN’S GOLDEN AGE
INTERTRIBALS
BLACKCLOUD TOMMA’S COMING OUT SPECIAL Sponsored by the Tomma/Rosette/Peters Family
• Teen Boys Grass
INTERTRIBALS COMPETITION FINALS:
SR. ADULT CATEGORIES (AGES 35-54)
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
INTERTRIBALS
JR. ADULT CATEGORIES (AGES 18-34)
• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional
• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass
• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy
• Men’s Chicken
RETIRE THE COLOURS AT MIDNIGHT
NO SUPPER BREAK
PRIZE PAYOUTS: Dance Competitions Drum Competitions
RULES
DANCE RULES
• All contestants must be registered before the start of the 1:00 pm grand entry on Saturday, June 29, 2024, and must wear the number issued to them (there will be no late registration of dancers).
• All dance numbers must be visible to the judges and tabulators during the competitions and grand entries.
PRINCESS PAGEANT RULES
• All contestants must be 13 to 17 years old.
• Each contestant will be asked to:
• Perform one straight dance.
• Say a speech on a topic of choice
• Perform a talent of choice
• Must sell 50/50 tickets starting on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
• All contestants will be judged on a point system. There will be a total of one hundred points possible from each judge in five of the follows:
Outfit: 20 points
Dance: 20 points
Speech: 20 points
Talent: 20 points
Poise & Appearance: 20 points
Total: 100 Points
In addition, the 50/50 tickets sold will be calculated out of 100 points and pro-rated for each contestant to their equivalent number of tickets sold. For example, if the least tickets sold = 1000 and the most tickets sold = 5000, then the contestant who sells the least tickets will get 20 points, and the contestant who sells the most tickets will get 100 points.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
1) SHOWER FACILITIES: Showers are available.
2) CAMPFIRES: WILL NOT be permitted within any of the camping areas.
3) PARENTS, PLEASE WATCH YOUR CHILDREN!
4) PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB: Dancers often leave blankets on the bleachers to reserve their space. Out of respect for the dancers and their families, please do not move or remove any chairs or blankets.
5) RESERVED SEATING: The bleachers to the right and left of the stage are reserved for special guests and elders. The first two rows around the lawn chair seating area are reserved for the dancers and their families.
6) RECORDERS: Recorders must give mike runners priority to all drums.
7) THIS IS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG-FREE EVENT: Strictly enforced by security.
8) TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOUR FIRST AID & SECURITY ARE LOCATED AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and the Kamloopa Powwow Society will not be held responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged articles or injuries.
9) PHOTO TAKING: There are appropriate times and places to take pictures. Please do not take pictures surrounding the judges as it may cause interference with contestant number collection and no video camera set up inside the arbor or around the drum areas. Please turn off cameras during the blowing of whistles or feather pick-ups.
10) PETS: No dogs are permitted in the arbor.
11) PARKING: In the Special Events Facility, parking is run on a first come, first serve basis. Any people leaving, including contestants, during supper break or any other time may not be able to re-enter the facility if it is full to its capacity.
12) SMOKING: No smoking is permitted in the arbor.
HOST DRUMS
2023: Black Otter, Standoff, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2022: Wild Horse, North Battleford, SK
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2019: Krazy Creek, Big Horn, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2018: Bull Horn, Lethbridge, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2017: Blackstone, Sweetgrass, SK
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2016: Black Bear, Manawan, QC
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2015: Young Bear, Mandaree, ND
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2014: Young Bird, Pawnee, OK
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2013: Stoney Park, Morley, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2012: Black Lodge, White Swan, WA
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2011: White Fish Bay, White Fish Bay, ON
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2010: White Fish Jr’s, Big River, SK
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2009: Bear Creek, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2008: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2007: Wild Rose, Wapato, WA
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2006: High Noon, Hobbema, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2005: Bull Horn, Lethbridge, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
2004: The Tribe, Lawrence, KS
2003: Big Bear, Frog Lake, AB
2002: Blackstone, Sweetgrass, SK
2001: Wild Horse, North Battleford, SK
Honorary Host Drums: Midnight Express, Twin Cities, MN
2000: Chiniki Lake, Morley, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Pipe Stone Creek, SK
1999: Cathedral Lake, Keremeos, BC
Honorary Host Drums: White Fish Jr’s, Big River, SK
1998: Chiniki Lake Jr’s, Morley, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Southern Cree, Box Elder, MT
1997: Northern Cree, Saddlelake, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Blackstone, Sweetgrass, SK
1996: Eya-Hay Nakota, Morley, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Little Eagle, Ada, OK
1995: Indian Nation, Granger, WA
Honorary Host Drums: Red Bull, Payton, SK
1994: Little Boy, Calgary, AB
Honorary Host Drums: Cathedral Lakes, Keremeos, BC
1993: Eagle Speaker, Yelm, WA
Honorary Host Drums: Hawk River, Alexis, AB
1992: High Noon, Turtleford, SK
1991: Blackfoot Crossing, Gleichen, AB
1990: Black Lodge, White Swan, WA
1989: Little Boy, Calgary, AB
1988: Wabumun Lake, Duffield, AB
1987: Sarcee Rowan, Calgary, AB
1986: Blackfoot A-1, Cluny, AB
1985: Blackfoot Crossing, Gleichen, AB
1984: Blackfoot A-1, Cluny, AB
1983: Spear Fish, Yakima, WA
1982: Eagle Hill, Strathmore, AB
1981: Blackfoot, Gleichen, AB
1980: Shuswap Nation, Kamloops, BC
POWWOW PRINCESSES
2023: Winter-Star Turner, Alexis Nakota First Nation, AB
2022: Dawn Hunter, Morley, AB
2019: Brynn Wuttenee, Red Pheasant & Thunderchild, SK
2018: Tiana Kehewin, Kehewin, AB
2017: Lakeisha Horseman, Horse Lake Cree Nation, AB
2016: Yeliz Paul, Nazko, BC
2015: Daylynn Turner (Paul), Alexis, AB
2014: Chicquita Mackinaw-Bird, Maskwacis (Hobbema) & Paul First Nation
2013: Alicia Cardinal, Buffalo Lake, AB
2012: Anahi Palomec, Canoe Creek, BC
2011: Christa Sampson-Waskewitch, Onion Lake, SK
2010: Leilani Diablo, Sto: lo First Nation, BC
2008: Dina Brown, Vernon, BC
2007: Dayna Big Sorrel Horse, Esket, BC
2006: Jazlyne Hunter, Morley, AB
2005: Michaela Dennis, Chase, BC
2004: Maggie Rain, Wabamun Lake, AB
2003: Jackie Shinta, Kamloops, BC
2002: Wyanne Smallboy, Smallboy Camp, AB
2001: McGinnis, T’suu Tina, AB
2000: Mary Archie, Chilliwack, BC
1999: Inez Point, Chilliwack, BC
1998: Liberty Cree, White Swan, WA
1997: Tamara Shouting, Standoff, AB
1996: Flower Okeymaw, Wetaskiwin, AB
1995: Violet Olney, White Swan, WA
1992: Rhonda Jules, Chase, BC
1991: Roseanne Green, Sardis, BC
1990: Tandra Okeymaw, Wetaskiwin, AB
1989: Tina Abrahamson, Albuquerque, NM
1988: Candace Day Chief, Rocky Mountain House, AB
1987: Pam Pompana, Armstrong, BC
1986: Audrey Sitting Eagle, Gleichen, AB
1985: Pearl Good Eagle, Gleichen, AB
1984: Dana Simeon, Vancouver, BC
1983: Debbie Young Man, Gleichen, AB
1982: Sadie Casimir, Kamloops, BC
1981: Virgilena Walsey, Yakima, WA
PRIZE PAYOUT LIST
Total Prize Money $205,300
GRAND ENTRY LINE UP
• Flag Bearers
• War Veterans
• TteS Chief & Councilors
• Visiting Chiefs & Councilors
• Visiting Royalty
• Men’s Buckskin
• Golden Age (Ages 55+):
- Men’s Golden Age
- Women’s Golden Age
• SR. ADULT CATEGORIES (AGES 35 - 54)
- Men’s Traditional
- Men’s Grass
- Men’s Fancy
- Men’s Chicken
- Women’s Traditional
- Women’s Jingle
- Women’s Fancy
• JR. ADULT CATEGORIES (AGES 18 - 34)
- Men’s Traditional
- Men’s Grass
- Men’s Fancy
- Men’s Chicken
- Women’s Traditional
- Women’s Jingle
- Women’s Fancy
• TEEN CATEGORIES (AGES 13 - 17)
- Boys Traditional
- Boys Grass
- Boys Fancy
- Boys Chicken
- Girls Traditional
- Girls Fancy
- Girls Jingle
• JUNIOR CATEGORIES (AGES 7 - 12)
- Boys Traditional
- Girls Traditional
- Boys Grass
- Girls Jingle
- Boys Fancy
- Girls Fancy
Dance Competitions
Tiny Tot - Girls & Boys
• $1,000 Split ($5 Each)
Juniors Categories - Ages 7-12
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy & Chicken
• 1st: $600 • 3rd: $400 • 5th: $200
• 2nd: $500 • 4th: $300
Teens Categories - Ages 13-17
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy & Chicken
• 1st: $800 • 3rd: $500 • 5th: $300
• 2nd: $600 • 4th: $400
Junior Adult Categories - Ages 18-34 & Sr Adult Categories - Ages 35-54
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy & Chicken
• 1st: $1,800 • 3rd: $1,200 • 5th: $800
• 2nd: $1,500 • 4th: $1,000
Women & Men Golden Age - Ages 55+
• 1st: $1,800 • 3rd: $1,200 • 5th: $800
• 2nd: $1,500 • 4th: $1,000
Men’s Buckskin - Ages 18+
• 1st: $1,800 • 3rd: $1,200 • 5th: $800
• 2nd: $1,500 • 4th: $1,000
Drumming Competitions
• 1st: $20,000
• 2nd: $15,000
• 3rd: $12,000
• 4th: $10,000
• 5th: $8,000
Princess Pageant
• 1st: $400
• 2nd: $300
• 3rd: $200
DIAMOND PLUS
$5,001 Plus
DIAMOND LEVEL
$3,500 - $5,000
GOLD
$1,000
Grassland Organics
PLATINUM LEVEL
$2,000 - $3,499
TK’EMLÚPS
TE SECWÉPEMC KAMLOOPA
Kukpi7 (Chief)
Rosanne Casimir
Councillors
Marie Baptiste
Thomas Blank
Nikki Fraser
Joshua Gottfriedson
Justin Gottfriedson
Dave Manuel
Morning-Star Peters
HEAD STAFF
HOST DRUM
Sage Hills, Kamloops, BC
MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
The Masters of Ceremonies' job is to ensure that the program runs smoothly.
Jackson Rollingthunder Tahuka, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Howie Thomson, Carry The Kettle, SK
ARENA DIRECTOR
Gary Poneyboy Olney, White Swan, WA
HEAD DANCE JUDGE
Mike Lafrombois, Star School, MT
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