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TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW FACT SHEET Marksville, Louisiana ~ May 20-22, 2011 LOCATION: Chief Joseph “Alcide” Pierite on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation, HWY 1 at Marksville, LA. PARKING: Available near the Pow Wow grounds and at Paragon Casino Resort. Lodging\Camping: Paragon Casino Resort offers a Pow Wow rate. Tent camping is available around the Chief Joseph “Alcide” Pierite Pow Wow Grounds. TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW SCHOOL PROJECT ADMISSION: General Admission - $5; Children (5 yrs & Younger) - $2; Seniors (65 & older) - $3 (Registered DRUMS & DANCERS and Paragon associates w/ badges WILL BE ADMITTED FREE) Featured Performances: Bill Miller (billmillerarts.com) Cuicani in Xochitl (Aztec Dancers) Tunica-Biloxi Singers & Legend Keepers 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 Dance Contest: Best Men’s Straight; Best Women’s Cloth, and Best Women’s Buckskin ~ $1,000 for each, Friday, May 14, 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 (Drum Day Money given in past years has been replaced by this contest.)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. The Pow Wow features over 40 food and craft vendors. For further information please call Sharon Reed 800-946-1946, ext. 2523 or see www.tunicapowwow.org Hotels below Area Hotel, Motel, & RV Accommodations Marksville Paragon Casino Resort Hotel (800) 946-1946 Ranch House Motel (318) 253-9507 Deluxe Inn (318) 253-7595 Terrace Inn Motel (318) 253-6528 Paragon Casino RV Resort (800) 946-1946 Casino Golf Cabins (318) 253-0175 La Maison Rose B & B (318) 253-8422 Bunkie All-Star Inn (318) 346-8113 Bailey Hotel (318) 346-7111 Alexandria (Approximately 35 miles from Marksville) La Quinta (800) 531-5900 Best Western (800) 528-1234 Days Inn (318) 443-7331 Holiday Inn Convention Ctr. (318) 442-9000 Holiday Inn MacArthur (800) 787-8336 Motel 6 (318) 445-2336 Ramada Inn & Conv. Ctr. (318) 443-2561 Rodeway Inn Motel (318) 448-1611 Travel Lodge (800) 578-7878 |