About Us

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is a federally recognized Indian tribe located on the San Manuel Indian Reservation near Highland, California. San Manuel exercises its inherent sovereign right of self-governance and provides essential services for its citizens by building infrastructure, maintaining civil services, and promoting social, economic and cultural development. As the Indigenous people of the San Bernardino highlands, passes, valleys, mountains and high deserts, the Serrano people of San Manuel have called this area home since time immemorial and are committed to remaining a productive partner in the San Bernardino region.

2023 Winners

Past Winners

Best of Pow Wow 2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

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

2023

Cruz Chacon Memorial Sweetheart Special Winners

1st- Marshall Barker & Lara Whiteye
2nd- Malcolm Murphy & Prairie Rose Jack
3rd- Trae Little Sky & Joey Little Sky

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