2011 Festival Flyer (pdf format)

Dance & Singing Registration opens: 
Friday August 12, 2011 at 3:00pm and closes at 10:00pm (at the dance arbor)
Saturday August 13, 2011 at 11:00am with registration officially closing at 1:00pm.
All dancers must show proof of age at the time of registration (i.e. drivers license, state issued ID or birth certificate)  No Exceptions

Grand Entries:  Friday August 12, 2011 at 7:00pm; Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14, 2011 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm.
Point System will be in effect. 
Dance and singing contest begins Friday August 12, 2011

Drum Roll Call:  Friday August 12, 2011 at 6:45pm; Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14, 2011 at 12:45pm and 6:45pm.

Singing Contest:   ***All singers bring your own chairs***
Northern – 1st $10,000; 2nd $5,000; 3rd $4,000; 4th $3,000; 5th $2,000 – 5 consolation winners of $1,000 each
Southern – 1st $10,000; 2nd $5,000; 3rd $4,000; 4th $3,000; 5th $2,000 – 5 consolation winners of $1,000 each
Women’s Back-up:
Northern – 1st $1,000; 2nd $700; 3rd $500; 4th $300 – 4 consolation winners of $200
Southern - 1st $1,000; 2nd $700; 3rd $500; 4th $300 – 4 consolation winners of $200

Dance Categories and Age Groups:
Adult and Golden Age – 5 places – 1st $1,000; 2nd $700; 3rd $500; 4th $300; 5th $100
                Northern Men’s Traditional – 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
                Men’s Southern Straight – 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
                Northern Men’s Fancy -18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
                Men’s Southern Fancy -18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
                Men’s Grass - 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
Men’s Warbonnet – 18 years on up
                Men’s Round Bustle – 18 years on up
                Men’s Prairie Chicken – 18 years on up
                Men’s Combined (Northern/Southern) Golden Age – 60 years on up

                Northern Women’s Traditional - 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
                Southern Women’s Cloth/Buckskin - 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
Women’s Jingle - 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
Women’s Fancy - 18 years to 29 years; 30 years to 59 years
Women’s Combined (Northern/Southern) Golden Age – 60 years on up

Teens – 5 places – 1st $350; 2nd $250; 3rd $150; 4th 100; 5th $50
                13 years to 17 years (Combined Northern/Southern)
                Boys Traditional/Boys Fancy/Boys Grass
                Girls Traditional/Girls Fancy/Girls Jingle

Juniors – 5 places – 1st $150; 2nd $100; 3rd $75; 4th $50; 5th $25
                6 years to 12 years (Combined Northern/Southern)
                Boys Traditional/Boys Fancy/Boys Grass
                Girls Traditional/Girls Fancy/Girls Jingle

Tiny Tots (0 – 5 years) – Paid nightly

COMMITTEE SPECIALS
Family Team Dance – 1st $500; 2nd 400; 3rd 300; 4th $175 (Sunday afternoon – 3 on up – consist of an actual family)
Jr and Teen Boys Combined – “Round Bustle/Chicken” (5 years – 17 years) – 1st $150; 2nd $100; 3rd $75
Jr. and Teen Girls Combined – “Old Style Fancy” (6 years – 17 years) – 1st 150; 2nd $100; 3rd $75      (Both girls and boys will compete on Saturday afternoon)
Women’s Winner Take-All (One winner in each category) - Traditional/Fancy/Jingle) $150 each  
Men’s Winner Take-All (One winner in each category) – Traditional/Fancy/Grass) $150 each           (Both men and women will compete on Sunday night after dance contests are done)

POW-WOW CONTACTS:
Roanna Stump, Coordinator – Cell (208) 604-1792; Work (208) 478-3967;
email: rstump@sbth.nsn.us
                Drusilla Gould, Coordinator – Cell (208) 406-8014; email:  drusillagould@aol.com
                JoElla Tindore – Cell (208) 251-0593; email:  jtindore@ida.net
                Delbert Farmer, Overall Festival Coordinator – (208) 238-0680

All pictures, audio and video recording during the events are for personal use only and not for profit in any form without written authorization by the Festival Committee and/or Tribe.  The committee is not responsible for accidents, theft or short-funded travelers.  Alcohol, drugs and weapons are prohibited on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. 

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