was Midnite Express, 4th place with 1610 Pts. Many Specials took place during the 2023 Powwow with Tanner Lone Bear Smith – Men’s Traditional, Dana Lone Bear – Men’s Grass, Men’s Chicken, Shooter Stewart – Cowboy Special in memory of his Papa, Malcolm Bruce Sr., Missouri Yellow – Junior/Teen Girls Fancy, Hadley Smith – Tiny Tots Special, DeAnn Johnson – Women’s Original Style Jingle, Preston “Bucky” Johnson – Men’s Fancy, Caroline “Diz” High Elk – Ivy Wasaka Tiny Tot Special, Office of MHA Chairman Fox – Tiny Tots Giveaway Chairman Fox also sponsored a Feed that took place Saturday! The Drums were rocking this weekend! Coming in 1st place with 1688 Pts was Iron Swing, 2nd place with 1644 Pts was Ft. Host Drums for the Weekend were Mandaree, Oakdale, Little Shell, Young Bear. – Navy, William Bell – Army, Leonard Conklin Sr.

– Army, Saturday: Sharon Young Wolf – Army, Gertrude Sillitti – Army, Michael Bell – Navy, Sunday: Leland Hall Sr. Princess Hadley Smith, Announcers Charlie Moran and Lawrence Baker, Arena Directors Ashleigh Heavy Gun, Marilyn DeYoung, Tanner Lone Bear Smith, BJ Rainbow, Zane Baker, and Donovan Abbey, Color Guard Myron B Johnson Nathan Good Iron Post 271, VFW 9061, Young Hawk Bear Legion 253, Post Auxiliaries! Flags that were flown during the weekend starting on Friday with Eric “Dion” Smith Sr. Representatives from organizations will be available to answer questions and provide information on sustainable agriculture, natural resources programs for land owners, and education and career opportunities through college and university programs.This year’s powwow was a great success! The 2023 Powwow committee was Flag Bearer Bruce Freeman, President Dana Lone Bear, Vice President Pamela Mandan Blagg, Secretary Shooter Stewart, Treasurer Joren Chase, Head Man Preston “Bucky” Johnson, Head Woman DeAnn Johnson, Princess Missouri Yellow, Jr.

The mission of the 2023 Gichi Manidoo Giizis Traditional Pow Wow is to bring together community members and federal, tribal, and state organizations to learn from one another about how we take care of the land and community.

This pow wow celebrates taking care of the land and community. The Thirteen Moons Fond du Lac Tribal College Extension Program is proud to host the 2023 Gichi Manidoo Giizis Traditional Pow Wow on January 13th and 14th, 2023 at the Black Bear Casino and Hotel-Otter Creek Event Center.

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