Best of Pow Wow 2023
Golden Age Men's Dance Winners
GOLDEN AGE MENS SOUTHERN
1st- Paul Stewart - Crit Dine
2nd- Calvin Yazzie - Dine
3rd- Wilson Roberts - Choctaw
GOLDEN AGE MENS NORTHERN
1st- John Meninick - Yakama
2nd- Greg Red Elk - Yankton Dakota
3rd- Richl Parker - Omaha
GOLDEN AGE MENS FANCY GRASS
1st- Jonathan Windy Boy - Chippewa Cree
2nd- Daryl Bearstail - Hidatsa Arikara
3rd- Tommy Draper - Dine
Golden Age Women's Dance Winners
GOLDEN AGE WOMENS SOUTHERN
1st- Sharon Roberts - Chickasaw
2nd- Laura Draper - Dine
3rd- Phyllis Manson - Dine
GOLDEN AGE WOMENS NORTHERN
1st- Linda Standing - Dakota/Nakata/Anishenabe
2nd- Claudius Kukie Gayton - Mandan-Hidatsa/Lakota
3rd- Elsie Wuttunee - Cree
GOLDEN AGE WOMENS FANCY JINGLE
1st- Carolyn Reyes - Turtle Mtn Ogibwe/Spirit Lake Dako
2nd- Marjorie Webster - Dine
3rd- Elsie Wuttunee - Cree
Senior Men's Dance Winners
SENIOR MENS SOUTHERN
1st- Rick Yazzie - Dine
2nd- Kelly Grant - Omaha
3rd- Angelo Normand - Choctaw
SENIOR MENS NORTHERN
1st- Lonny Street - Meskwaki
2nd- Robby White - Sac & Fox
3rd- Bart Stevens - Northern Ute/Shosone Bannock
SENIOR MENS FANCY GRASS
1st- Randall Paskemin - Plains Cree
2nd- A Taite Honadick - Mohave
3rd- Amos Yazzie III - Navajo
Senior Women's Dance Winners
SENIOR WOMENS SOUTHERN
1st- Roberta Smith - Navajo
2nd- Jill Primeaux - Ponca Cheyenne
3rd- Leah McGurk-Brown - Dine/Mescalero
SENIOR WOMENS NORTHERN
1st- Melody Goodstriker - Cree
2nd- Stephanie Swallow - Ho-Chunk Nation
3rd- Mary Fiddler - Cheyenne River Lakota
SENIOR WOMENS FANCY JINGLE
1st- Candice Johnson - Forest County Potawatomi
2nd- Gina Redhouse - Dine
3rd- Irene Onepennee - Yakama
Men's Dance Winners
MENS SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
1st- Anthony Monnessy Sr - Comanche
2nd- Lewis Perkins - Comanche Wichita Choctaw
3rd- Marshall Funmaker - HoChunk
MENS SOUTHERN FANCY
1st- Silas Whitebuffalo - Cheyenne Lakota
2nd- Tyler Thurman - Sac n Fox Navajo
3rd- Kevin Yazzie - Dine
MENS NORTHERN FANCY
1st- Xavier Little Head - Northern Cheyenne Dine
2nd- Darrell Hill Jr - Oneida/ Menominee
3rd- Darrell Hill Jr - Oneida
MENS NORTHERN ORIOINAL
1st- Samuel Sierra - Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
2nd- Russell McCloud - Payallup Yakama
3rd- Ryan Gustafson - Ojibway
MENS NORTHERN CONTEMPORARY
1st- Nathan Largo - Dine
2nd- Trevor Street - Meskwaki
3rd- Jonah Jackson - Spirit Lake Sioux
MENS GRASS
1st- Adam Tsosie Nordwall - Shoshone Chippewa Navajo
2nd- Red Sky Chimburas - Nez Perce
3rd- Marvel Larose Jr - MHA Lakota
MENS CHICKEN
1st- Nelson Baker - Cree Hidatsa
2nd- Trevor Jim - Dine
3rd- Sheldon Scalplock Sr - Blackfoot
Women's Dance Winners
WOMENS SOUTHERN BUCKSKIN
1st- Danita Goodwill - Osage
2nd- Ashley Baker - Comanche/Sac&Fox
3rd- Kelly Walker - Arikara/Comanche/Hidastsa
WOMENS SOUTHERN CLOTH
1st- Amanda Moore - Comanche/Sac&Fmc/Ponca
2nd- Michelle Allrunner Sanchez - Dine/S. Cheyenne/Kiowa/Apache
3rd- Patsy Grant - Navajo
WOMENS NORTHERN BUCKSKIN
1st- J'Shen Tsosie - Dine
2nd- Jocy Little Sky - MHA/SWO
3rd- Kirsten Mandes - Tsuttha/Cree
WOMENS NORTHERN CLOTH
1st- Jacinta Tsosie - Dine
2nd- Tia Lonetree Gray - Hochunk
3rd- Nicole Nordwall - Shosonie/Chippewa/Navajo/Maiden
WOMENS FANCY SHAWL
1st- Laryn Oakes - Plains Cree/Meskwaki
2nd- Laura Whiteye - Meskwai/Ojibway
3rd- Tish Baptiste - Cree
WOMENS JINGLE DRESS
1st- Prairie Rose Jack - Dine
2nd- Osamuskiwasis Roan - Cree/TsuuTina
3rd- Ashley Phelps Garcia - Oglala Lakota
Teen Boys Dance Winners
TEEN BOYS SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
1st- Ronald Monoessy - Comanche
2nd- Anthony Monoessv Jr - Comanche
3rd- Dre Shopker - Paiute
TEEN BOYS NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
1st- Rusty McCloud - Puyallup
2nd- Kole Threeirons
3rd- Trenton Jim - Navajo
TEEN BOYS GRASS
1st- Christopher Beebe - Blood
2nd- Tyrone Yazzie - Navajo
3rd- Roderick Cable - Comanche/Apache
TEEN BOYS FANCY
1st- Darnell Baker - Navajo/MHA
2nd- Keaven Brown - Navajo
3rd- Lucas Cleveland - Ho Chunk
Teen Girls Dance Winners
TEEN GIRLS SOUTHERN TRADITIONAL
1st- Naliya Littlechild - Dine/Nehiyaw
2nd- Shai Greymountain - Coushatta
3rd- Charolette Zunigha - Deleware Tribe of Indians
TEEN GIRLS NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
1st- Deanna Starchief - Nakata/Cree
2nd- Brees Van Pelt - Umatilla
3rd- Kendra Helle - Prairie Band/Potawatomi
TEEN GIRLS FANCY SHAWL
1st- Morning Rain Honani - Dine
2nd- Neveah Jishie - Dine
3rd- Lennyn Paskemin - Plains Cree
TEEN GIRLS Jingle Dress
1st- Taylor Jishie - Navajo
2nd- Ree Spoonhunter - MHA/Blackfoot
3rd- Aura Cardinal - Cree
Junior Boys Dance Winners
JUNIOR BOYS SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
1st- Junior Sheridan - Southern Cheyenne Omaha
JUNIOR BOYS NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
1st- Wasose Garcia - Lakota
2nd- Kai James - Pualuyup
3rd- Arley Rosales - Turtle Mtn Chippewa
JUNIOR BOYS GRASS
1st- Windy Boy Cardinal - Plains Cree
2nd- Neeavhe Obey - Nakata
3rd- Clyde Tootoosis Jr - Cree
JUNIOR BOYS FANCY
1st- Nabane Shebala - Blackfoot Navajo
2nd- linii Scalplock - Dine Blackfoot
3rd- Leo Brady - Pawnee Cheyenne Lakota
Junior Girls Dance Winners
JUNIOR GIRLS SOUTHERN
1st- Talayna Yazzie - Dine
JUNIOR GIRLS NORTHERN
1st- Ivy Deschamps - Plains Cree
2nd- Lanette Yazzie - Dine
3rd- Kassidy
JUNIOR GIRLS FANCY SHAWL
1st- Jocelynn Phoenix - Navajo/TohonoOodham/N.Paiute
2nd- Maleya Jishie - Dine
3rd- Jolie Lablanc - Mdenakanton/Hochunk
JUNIOR GIRLS JINGLE DRESS
1st- Scarlett Scalplock - Dine/Blackfoot
2nd- Odessa Cardinal - Plains Cree
3rd- Skuya Funmaker - Hochunk/Dakota
Drum Contest Winners
ALL STYLES COMBINED, NO SEPARATE CATEGORIES
1st- Cozad - Hog Creek OK
2nd- Sharp Shooter - Turtle Island
3rd- The Boyz - Twin Cities
4th- Blackstone - Treaty 6
5th- Showtime - Pine Ridge SD
Youth Drum Contest Winners
ALL STYLES COMBINED, NO SEPARATE CATEGORIES
1st- Crazy Bear
2nd- Battling Bear
3rd- The Mustangz
4th- Badfish Creek
5th- Little Elk
Charlie Tailfeather's Special Winners
WOMENS FANCY SHAWL
1st- Laryn Oakes - Whitecap, SK
MENS GRASS
1st- Hunter Street - New Town
MENS CHICKEN
1st - Trevor Jim - Brimhall, NM
Cruz Chacon Memorial Sweetheart Special Winners
1st- Marshall Barker & Lara Whiteye
2nd- Malcolm Murphy & Prairie Rose Jack
3rd- Trae Little Sky & Joey Little Sky