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Grand River ‘Champion of Champions’ 2023 Winners
5th Kayleigh Atfield.
Smoke Dance Special Winners Boys 6-12 1st Renson Hill, 2nd Clay Young, 3rd Keaton Myke, 4th Avery Cooke, 5th Ganrahsetwas John.
Sophie Pheasant. Consolations Jocelyn White & Ava Belisle.
Golden Age Men’s Traditional 1sr Charles Belisle, 2nd Bruce Smoke, 3rd Mike Dashner, 4th Randy White.
2nd Misheen Shawanda, 3rd Desmond Madera, 4th Theland Kicknosaway.
Junior Men’s 18-54 Fancy 1st Ascension Harjo, 2nd Nodin Jackson, 3rd Albert Plant III, 4th Liam Sands.
Traditional 1st Debbie Plain, 2nd Pat Smoke, 3rd Patty Gardner, 4th Donna Phillips.
Senior Women’s 36-54
SIX NATIONS — The winners of the Grand River ‘Champion of Champions’
Pow Wow 2023 are as follows:
The 2023 Grand River Pow Wow ‘Champion of Champions’ - Deanne Hupfield & Joycee Snake.
Drum Contest 1st Bear Creek, 2nd Black Bear, 3rd Under the Pines, 4th
Charging Horse, 5th Crazy Spirit.
Smoke Dance Special
Winners Adult Men 40+ 1st
Randy Greene, 2nd Charles Belisle, 3rd Mickey Sickles, 4th Adrian Harjo, 5th Steve Sands.
Smoke Dance Special Winners Adult Women
40+ 1st Jada Hopper, 2nd Jennifer Martin, 3rd Allison
Smith, 4th Naomi Martin, 5th Teesha Emarthale.
Smoke Dance Special
Winners Adult Women 18-39 1st Logan Booth, 2nd Emily Regis, 3rd Jasmin
Cathers, 4th Eva Dowdy, 5th Allyson Doxtator.
Smoke Dance Special
Winners Adult Men 18-39
1st Jaden Parker, 2nd Regis Cook, 3rd Ascension Harjo, 4th Vern Longboat, 5th Hudson King.
Smoke Dance Special
Winners Teen Men 13-17
1st Ev Bubbie Stevens, 2nd Roger Antone, 3rd Errick Antone, 4th Ethan Warner, 5th Quinten Vanpelt.
Smoke Dance Special
Winners Teen Women 13-
Smoke Dance Special Winners Girls 6-12 1st Lorenza Dowdy, 2nd Lydia Isaacs, 3rd Twiawentiron Mitchell, 4th Haylee Pinnance, 5th Brynlee Warner.
Committee Special Shailee & Grace Jingle Dance Special Honouring First Responders 1st Beedoskah Stonefish, 2nd Jocelyn White, 3rd MJ Stonechild, 4th Cassie Thomas, 5th Sophie Pheasant.
Head Dancers Special Men’s Grass 1st Matthew Pheasant, 2nd Dom Watson, 3rd Chayton Hedgepeth, 4th Desmond Madera, 5th Preston Aquash. Honourable Mention Waseskwan Linklater.
Golden Age Men’s Grass/ Fancy Combined 1st Royce Kingbird, 2nd Steve Sands, 3rd Russ Blackbird, 4th Stephen Pelletier.
Senior Men’s 36-54 Traditional 1st Adrian Klein, 2nd Steve Sands, 3rd Leland RedEagle, 4th Ryan Gustafson.
Senior Men’s 36-54 Grass 1st Matthew Pheasant, 2nd David Trudeau, 3rd Darryl Bolton, 4th Matthew Isaac.
Senior Men’s 36-54 Fancy 1st Adrian Harjo, 2nd Dennis Whitney, 3rd Gabe Bulock.
Teen Men’s 13-17 Traditional 1st Corbin Shuckohosee, 2nd Ethan Warner, 3rd Roger Antone, 4th Kelvin Boissoneau.
Teen Men’s 13-17 Grass 1st Jairus Faithful, 2nd Rylin Elijah, 3rd Tristan Dreaver, 4th Pahquis Trudeau.
Teen Men’s 13-17 Fancy 1st Griffin Sands.
Boys 6-12 Traditional 1st Daniel Davey, 2nd Alex Klein, 3rd -, 4th Memphis Shawanda.
Traditional 1st Summer Baldwin, 2nd Krystal Bigsky, 3rd Cassie Thomas, 4th Paula Hedgepeth.
Senior Women’s 36-54
Jingle 1st Sophie Pheasant, 2nd Jocelyn White, 3rd Shelda Tom, 4th Paula Hedgepeth.
Senior Women’s 36-54 Fancy 1st Deanne Hupfield, 2nd Kristy Corbiere, 3rd Jennifer Martin, 4th Celina Cada-Matasawagon.
Junior Women’s 1835 Traditional 1st Paige Young Bear-Brown, Tahnee Poafpybitty, 3rd Ashley Maness, 4th Rylan Bomberry.
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1st Ellie Booth, 2nd Ganwisas Stevens, 3rd Malayna Potack, 4th Olivia Cooke,
Head Dancers Special Women’s Jingle 1st Waskwane Stonefish, 2nd Beedoskah Stonefish, 3rd
Junior Men’s 18-35 Traditional 1st Talon Whitney, 2nd Dwight Littlejohn, 3rd Mckenzie Otteyesio, 4th Naakwam Shawanda.
Junior Men’s 18-35 Grass 1st Dom Watson,
Boys 6-12 Grass 1st Waseskwan Linklater, 2nd Ganrah John, 3rd Ryan Riley, 4th Grayson Doxtator.
Boys 6-12 Fancy 1st Renson Hill, 2nd Nwaaboasse Trudeau, 3rd Jasper Jamieson, 4th Kihwoseh Tippeneskom.
Golden Age Women’s
Junior Women’s 18-35 Jingle 1st Waskwane Stonefish, 2nd Kianna White, 3rd Lori Insane, 4th Samantha Miller.
Junior Women’s 1835 Fancy 1st Beedoskah Stonefish, 2nd Nikki Dash-
