May 18-20, 2012 at the Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Pow Wow Grounds
on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation, Marksville, Louisiana
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Contests
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Native American Dance Competition:
Golden Age (Age 50 & Up; Men & Women's categories),
Adult (Ages 18-49; Men & Women categories),
Junior (Ages 11-17; Boy & Girl categories),
Children (10yrs. & under receive day money on Sat & Sun.).
Any one category with less than five (5) dancers will be combined.
Entry fee is $5 for dance competition participants. Up to $28,000 in prizes.

Committee Special:  
Traditional Style Dance Contest – Best Man and Best Woman, $1,000
each, Friday, May 20, 8:30PM. Participants must register and dance in
Grand Entry on Friday.

Drum (Singing) Contest:
Three Places in both the Northern & Southern categories;
1st Place $3,000;
2nd Place $2,000;
3rd Place $1,000.
Host drums are not eligible.
(Drum Day Money given in past years has been replaced by this contest.)

*Competition Points start at 1PM Saturday
GRAND ENTRIES                                   REGISTRATION (Dance & Drum)
Friday, May 20, 7:30 p.m.                               Opens 5-8 p.m. on Friday, May 20
Saturday, May 21, 1:00 & 7:30 p.m.             Closes 12 noon on Saturday, May 21
Sunday, May 22, 12 noon                        
Pow Wow ends @ 4:00p.m.
Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow
2010 Prize & Day Money

Golden Age Men
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Golden Age Women
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Men’s
Traditional         
       
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Straight                
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Grass                        
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Fancy                        
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Women’s
Traditional
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Buckskin
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Women’s Jingle
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Fancy
1st         $800
2nd        $600
3rd         $400
4th         $200

Junior Boys
Traditional
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Straight
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Grass
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Fancy
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Junior Girls
Traditional
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Buckskin
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Junior Girls
Jingle
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Fancy
1st         $400
2nd        $200
3rd         $100
4th            $50

Children Day Money -
$5 on Saturday & Sunday

Drum Contest (3 Places in both
Northern & Southern Category)
Northern
1st Place         $3,000
2nd Place        $2,000
3rd Place         $1,000
Southern
1st Place         $3,000
2nd Place        $2,000
3rd Place         $1,000

Golden Age & Adult Categories
1st             $800
2nd            $600
3rd             $400
4th             $200

Junior Categories
1st             $400
2nd            $200
3rd            $100
4th               $50

North & South Drum Categories
1st           $3,000
2nd          $2,000
3rd          $1,000