Best of Pow Wow 2026
Golden Age Men's Dance Winners
GOLDEN AGE MENS SOUTHERN
1st - Rick Yazzie - Flagstaff, AZ
2nd - Paul Stewart - Parker, AZ
3rd - Wilson Roberts - Ada, OK
4th - Jeffery James - Pawhuska, OK
5th - Kerry Chavez - Carson, CA
GOLDEN AGE MENS NORTHERN
1st - Gregory Red Elk - Poplar, MT
2nd - Clerence Yarholar - Shawnee, OK
3rd - Richard Parker
4th - Arnold Sonni - Burnt Corn Valley, AZ
5th - Sam Tsosie - Chinle, AZ
6th - Tom Parrilla - Alta Loma, CA
GOLDEN AGE MENS FANCY GRASS
1st - Allen Roy Paquin - Dulce, NM
2nd - Tommy Draper - Kirtland, NM
3rd - Wade Baker - Newtown, ND
4th - Peter Thomson - Chinle, AZ
5th - Zearl Jim Begay - Corner Springs, AZ
Golden Age Women's Dance Winners
GOLDEN AGE WOMENS SOUTHERN
1st - Patricia Yarholar - Shawnee, OK
2nd - Sharon Roberts - Ada, OK
3rd - Phyllis Manson - Blue Gap, AZ
4th - Annie T Begay - West Valley City, UT
5h - Arlena Thompson - Chinle, AZ
6th - Bobbie Medicine Bird - Seattle, WA
GOLDEN AGE WOMENS NORTHERN
1st - Elsa Wuttunee - Cando, SK, CA
2nd - Lora Draper - Kirtland, NM
3rd - Claudia Kukie Gayton - Arcadia, CA
4th - Phyllis M Begay - Corner Spring, AZ
5th - Patricia Lopez - Taos, NM
6th - Martha Gregg - Sitka, AK
GOLDEN AGE WOMENS FANCY JINGLE
1st - Melinda Goodwill - Jumsing Deer Creek, SK, CA
2nd - Ladybird Jack - Canyon De Chelly, AZ
3rd - Pamela James - Moreno Valley, CA
4th - Doreen Moosepayo - Kehewia, AB, CA
5th - Carolyn Reyes - Costa Mesa, CA
6th - Marjorie Webster - Tolani Lake, AZ
Senior Men's Dance Winners
SENIOR MENS SOUTHERN
1st - Joaquin Hamilton - Pawnee, OK
2nd - Billy Pewo Sr. - Riverside, CA
3rd - Matthew Sheka - Window Rock, AZ
4th - David Patterson - Long Beach, CA
5th - Brian Frejo - Oklahoma City, OK
6th - Joseph Manzo - Mimbres, NM
SENIOR MENS NORTHERN
1st - Will Hedgepeth - Whiteshield, ND
2nd - Johnson Taylor - Ponca City, OK
3rd - Rod Atcheynum - Sweetgrass, SK, CA
4th - Richard Decrane - Pryor, MT
5th - Steve Sierra - Canyon County, CA
6th - Ricky Two Bears - Los Angeles, CA
SENIOR MENS FANCY
1st - Amos Yazzie III - Chinle, AZ
2nd - Poncho Brady - ND
3rd - Bartley Harris - Winnipeg, MB, CA
4th - Jupjupicus McCloud - Dunlap, CA
SENIOR MENS GRASS
1st - Randall Paskemin - West Valley City, UT
2nd - Al Childs - Apple Valley, MN
3rd - Alwin Taite Honadick - Parker, AZ
4th - Jeff Downing - Saskatchewan, CA
5th - Bruce Longhorn - Little Axe, OK
6th - Nate Robinson - Tec Nos Pes, AZ
Senior Women's Dance Winners
SENIOR WOMENS SOUTHERN
1st - Roberta Smith - Flagstaff, AZ
2nd - Tooky Brady - Newton, ND
3rd - Angie Goodfox - Shawnee, OK
4th - Geneva Hamilton - Pawhuska, OK
5th - Tracy Pewo - Riverside, CA
6th - Nikki Crow - Adelanto, CA
SENIOR WOMENS NORTHERN
1st - Kishey Ahenakew - Atahkakoop, First Nations
2nd - Regina Hindsley - Wisconsin Rapids, WI
3rd - Melody Goodstriker - Saddle Lake, AB, CA
4th - Tina Paddock - Flagstaff, AZ
5th - Fern Slimjohn - Lapwai, ID
6th - Deborah Hatathli - Chandler, AZ
SENIOR WOMENS FANCY
1st - Irene OnePennee - Wapato, WA
2nd - Nadine Baker - Fort Rupert, BC, CA
3rd - Lupe Lopez - Garden Grove, CA
SENIOR WOMENS JINGLE
1st - Henrietta McGurk - Sacramento, CA
2nd - Candice Johnson - Apple Valley, MN
3rd - Cepa Two Eagle - Upper Cut Meat, SD
4th - Beverly Pascuayak - Saddle Lake, AB,CA
5th - Aimee Awonohopay - Maple Plain, WI
6th - Yolanda Poncho - Livingston, TX
Men's Dance Winners
MENS SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
1st - Kiowa Cozed - Hominy, OK
2nd - Marshall Funmaker - Suttons Bay, MI
3rd - Skush Brady - ND
4th - Triston Hedgepeth - White Shield, ND
5th - Ronald Monessy Jr. - Lawton, OK
6th - Lewis Perkins - Flagstaff, AZ
MENS SOUTHERN FANCY
1st - Shaundai Poncho - Livingston, TX
2nd - Keaven Brown - Sacramento, CA
3rd - Ba’ac Garcia - Garden Grove, CA
4th - Tyson Draper - Kirtland, NM
5th - Dominic Pablo - Lake Valley, NM
6th - Apollo Johnson - Warm Springs, OR
MENS NORTHERN FANCY
1st - Nigel Schuyler - Avondale, AZ
2nd - Dasan Scholfield - Mayetta, KS
3rd - Darnell Baker - Chandler, AZ
4th - Chaske Hill - New Freedom, PA
5th - Koy Bearstail - Shawnee, OK
MENS NORTHERN ORIGINAL
1st - Teminah Greene - Lapwai, ID
2nd - Adam Tsosie Nordwall - Fallon, NV
3rd - Donovan Chee Chief - Shiprock, NM
4th - Samuel Sierra - El Paso, TX
5th - Colby Donaghey - Crownpoint, NM
6th - Anthony Morgan - Tule River, CA
MENS NORTHERN CONTEMPORARY
1st - Nathan Largo - Shiprock, NM
2nd - Malcolm Murphy - Iyanbito, NM
3rd - Jared Brown - Sawmill, AZ
4th - Joe Syrette - Mount Pleasant, MI
5th - Leo EagleSpeaker - Ft. Hall, ID
6th - Lincoln Kingbird - Tama, IA
MENS GRASS
1st - Chad Star - Marshalltown, IA
2nd - Misun Mills - Thunder Valley, SD
3rd - Therien Paskemin - West Valley City, UT
4th - Adam Bodie Nordwall - Fallon, NV
5th - Marshall Baker - Scottsdale, AZ
6th - Joseph Baldwin - Ft. Hall, ID
MENS CHICKEN
1st - Jamen Paskemin - West Valley City, UT
2nd - Trevor Jim - Brimhall, NM
3rd - Cray Good Striker - Standoff, AB, CA
4th - Jalen Paskemin - Paul First Nation, AB, CA
5th - Robbie Thompson - Mexican Village
6th - Shiigo Biiliilitso - Los Angeles, CA
Women's Dance Winners
WOMENS SOUTHERN BUCKSKIN
1st - Celeste McGurk - Sacramento, CA
2nd - Brittany Taylord - Thomas, OK
3rd - Victory Randall - Avondale, AZ
4th - Rhyanne Whitecloud - Barona, CA
5th - J.W. Sheridan - Long Beach, CA
6th - Taloa Cardinal - Berkeley, CA
WOMENS SOUTHERN CLOTH
1st - Tara Goodfox - Shawnee, OK
2nd - Sophia Thurman - Shawnee, OK
3rd - Naomi Nevaquaya - Apache, OK
4th - Cheyennena Bedony - Kaibeto, AZ
5th - Michelle Allrunner Sanchez - Murray, UT
6th - Sadie Red Eagle - Lakeside, CA
WOMENS NORTHERN BUCKSKIN
1st - Chicquita Bird Cardinal - Pauls First Nation, AB, CA
2nd - Randi Bird - Whiteshield, ND
3rd - Nichole Nordwall - Fallon, NV
4th - Mariah Beebe - Wapato, WA
5th - Lillian Shakespeare-Largo - Leupp, AZ
6th - Natasha Slimjohn - Lapwai, ID
WOMENS NORTHERN CLOTH
1st - Jacinta Tsosie - Phoenix, AZ
2nd - Rae Dean Croff - Browning, MT
3rd - Shoshana Kee - Owhnee, ID
4th - Madison Diaz - Turtle Mountain, ND
5th - Lily Whitehead - Logan, UT
6th - Tay’a Osborne - Fort Hall, ID
WOMENS FANCY SHAWL
1st - Lara Lasley - Scottsdale, AZ
2nd - Tavian Star - Tama, IA
3rd - Latrishia Scabbyrobe - Wapato, WA
4th - Tishana Baptiste - North Battleford,SK
5th - Jaydean Randall - Sacramento, CA
6th - Mya Mills - Thunder Valley, SD
WOMENS ORIGINAL JINGLE
1st - Tiny Rosales - Santa Ana, CA
2nd - Mallary Oakes - Bemidji, MN
3rd - Stephanie Nordwall - Fallon, NV
4th - Shamaray Littlechild - Flagstaff, AZ
5th - Aura-Lena Campbell - Saddle Lake, AB, CA
6th - Tatum Abraham - Las Vegas, NV
WOMENS CONTEMPORARY JINGLE
1st - Prairie Rose Jack - Whitecone, AZ
2nd - Jovi Schuyler - Avondale, AZ
3rd - Genesis Rosales - Milpitas, CA
4th - Leilani Ellenwood - Lapwai, ID
5th - Tatianna Wright - Granite Falls, MN
6th - Raena Lasley - Tama, IA
Teen Boys Dance Winners
TEEN BOYS SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
1st - Kenneth Cozad Jr. - Phoenix, AZ
2nd - Seamus McCloud
3rd - Junior Sheridan - Long Beach, CA
4th - William Robideau - Lake Elsinore, CA
TEEN BOYS NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
1st - Trenton Jim - Brimhall, NM
2nd - Tye Thurman - Shawnee, OK
3rd - John Moses III - Yakima, WA
4th - Adrian Thunder Garcia - San Diego, CA
TEEN BOYS GRASS
1st - Justus Cree Jr. - Yakima, WA
2nd - Mister Mills - Thunder Valley, SD
3rd - Nathan McGurk Nez Jr. - Sacramento, CA
4th - Tomas Decrane - Pryor, MT
TEEN BOYS FANCY
1st - Tank Young - San Lorenzo, CA
2nd - Dennison Whiteye - Mount Pleasant, MI
3rd - Julius Phoenix - Rosemead, CA
4th - Kenny Lonebear Jr. - Window Rock, AZ
Teen Girls Dance Winners
TEEN GIRLS SOUTHERN
1st - Naliya Littlechild - Flagstaff, AZ
TEEN GIRLS NORTHERN
1st - Valerie Scabbyrobe - White Swan, WA
2nd - Xavi Wagner - Starr School, MT
3rd - Keya Taylor - New Freedom, PA
4th - Kassidy Smoker - Big Pine, CA
TEEN GIRLS FANCY SHAWL
1st - Maniyee Jack - Whitecone, AZ
2nd - Lennyn Paskemin - West Valley City, UT
3rd - Selese Syrette
4th - Jocelyn Phoenix - Rosemead, CA
TEEN GIRLS JINGLE DRESS
1st - Bossy Yazzie - Bluff, UT
2nd - Raeanne Deschamps - Maskwacis, AB, CA
3rd - Amaya Rodriguez - San Diego, CA
4th - Leona Smith - Lapwai, ID
Junior Boys Dance Winners
JUNIOR BOYS SOUTHERN STRAIGHT
1st - Ro Derick Walker - Farmington, NM
2nd - Francis Begay - San Jacinto, CA
3rd - Henry Smoker - Big Pine, CA
JUNIOR BOYS NORTHERN TRADITIONAL
1st - Makwa Rosales - Santa Clara, CA
2nd - Arley Rosales - Santa Clara, CA
3rd - Ethan Barrera - Oceanside, CA
4th - Gage Lynch - Las Vegas, NV
JUNIOR BOYS GRASS
1st - Niigaanii Star - Tama, IA
2nd - Ares Arnold - Flagstaff, AZ
3rd - Sikimiohkitopi Wagner - Starr School, MT
4th - Donocan Munoz - San Diego, CA
JUNIOR BOYS FANCY
1st- Leo Brady - Loveland, CO
2nd - Jaycen Llena - Sacramento, CA
3rd - Nathan Logan Jr. - Norwalk, CA
4th - AJ Phoenix - Fernly, NV
Junior Girls Dance Winners
JUNIOR GIRLS SOUTHERN
1st - Maya Goodfox - Shawnee, OK
2nd - Macy Goodfox - Shawnee, OK
3rd - Tru Keeswood - Onion Lake, SK, CA
4th - Jasmine Yazzie - Lemoore, CA
JUNIOR GIRLS NORTHERN
1st - Caprice Cardinal - Sucker Creek, AB, CA
2nd - Camille Nordwall - Fallon, NV
3rd - Aimmonisi Wagner - Starr School, MT
4th - Daphnie Smoker - Big Pine, CA
JUNIOR GIRLS FANCY SHAWL
1st - Lisa-Joy Rowan - Sacramento, CA
2nd - Brave Yazzie - Onion Lake, SK, CA
3rd - Kaliana Susan-Movin - Enoch, AB, CA
4th - Skye Robinson - Montezuma Creek,UT
JUNIOR GIRLS JINGLE DRESS
1st - Layla Austin - Casa Grande, AZ
2nd - Natalie Wolf - Sisseton, SD
3rd - Tulie-Rose Prettyeagle Garfield - Norwalk, CA
4th - Eyaska Taylor - New Freedom, PA
Adult Drum Contest Winners
ALL STYLES COMBINED, NO SEPARATE CATEGORIES
1st - Southern Cree - Rocky Boy, MT
2nd - Black Stone - Treaty 6, Canada
3rd - Black Lodge - White Swan, WA
4th - BearCreak - First Nations, Canada
5th - Leading Arrow (So) - Pawnee, OK
6th - White Tail Boys (So) - Macy, NB
Youth Drum Contest Winners
ALL STYLES COMBINED, NO SEPARATE CATEGORIES
1st - Majestic Mustangs
Charlie Tailfeather's Special Winners
WOMEN CHICKEN
1st - Misum Mills
JINGLE
1st - Mallary Oakes
MENS CHICKEN
1st - Jamon Paskemin
Cruz Chacon Memorial Sweetheart Special Winners
1st - Chad Star & Tavian Star
2nd - Marshall Baker & Lara Lasley
3rd - Malcolm Murphy & Prarie Rose Jack
4th - Matteu Duncan & Darrica Walker
5th - Tanner Countryman & Dowawisnima Groves
6th - Adam Nordwall & Stephanie Nordwall