2009 History

General Information

The 2009 Seneca PowWow was held at the Veterans Park, Salamanca, NY.

Schedule (Subject to Change)

Friday, July 17, 2009

  • 4:00 pm Dancer and Drum Registration Opens (Outside Side gate)
  • 5:00 pm Crowning of Pow Wow Princess
  • 6:30 pm Cheyenne River Sioux Veterans, South Dakota
  • 7:00 pm Oneida Veterans, Wisconsin
  •  7:30 pm Corn Bred Concert
  • 8:00 pm Registration Closes

Saturday, July 18, 2009

  • Dancer and Drum Registration Opens (Outside Side gate)
  • 10:00 am GATES OPEN – Native Arts, Crafts, Food
  • NOON GRAND ENTRY – Flag Song, Invocation, Welcome
  • 12:30 pm VETERANS RECOGNITION – Iroquois Veterans Post #1587
  • 1:00 pm Intertribals, Dance Exhibitions and Contests, Smoke Dance, “Father-Son” Special
  • 5:30 pm Supper Break, Hand Drum Contest
  • 7:00 pm GRAND ENTRY – Flag Song, Invocation
  • 7:30 pm Intertribals, Dance Exhibitions and Competitions, Smoke Dance Exhibition, “Smoke
    Dance Special”, “Honoring My Teachers” Special

Sunday, July 19, 2009

  • 10:00 am GATES OPEN – Native Arts, Crafts, Food
  • Noon GRAND ENTRY – Flag Song, Invocation, Welcome
  • 12:30 pm Intertribals, Finals for Dance Competition, Smoke Dance, Hand Drum
  • 5:00 pm Contest Winners Announced

Head Staff

  • Host Northern Drum – “Short Bull”
  • Host Southern Drum – “Southern Thunder”
  • Head Veteran Dancer – Clayton Logan
  • Head Male Dancer – Spike Draper
  • Head Female Dancer – Melonie Mathews
  • Head Young Female Dancer – Adalia Plain
  • Head Young Male Dancer – Cash Draper
  • Emcee – Dennis Bowen Sr
  • Arena Director – Darrel Goodwill
  • Head Drum Judge – Dale Roberts
  • Head Male Judge – Amos Keye Jr
  • Head Female Judge – Irene Oakes
  • Head Iroquois Judge – Evelyn George-Shongo
  • Head Iroquois Man Dancer – Pete Jemison
  • Head Iroquois Woman Dancer – Robin Crouse

Competition Categories – Prizes total $110,000

Youth/Jr – 1st $300 – 2nd $250 – 3rd $200 – 4th $150 – 5th $100
Teens – 1st $800 – 2nd $650 – 3rd $500 – 4th $350 – 5th $200
Adults/Golden – 1st $1200 – 2nd $1000 – 3rd $800 – 4th $600 – 5th $400
Drum Groups – 1st $5000 – 2nd $4000 – 3rd $3500 – 4th $3000 – 5th $2500 – 6th $2000 – 7th $1500

Pow Wow Competition:
Youth/Jr Girls Traditional (5 to 12)
Youth/Jr Girls Fancy+Jingle (5 to 12)
Youth/Jr Boys Traditional (5 to 12)
Youth/Jr Boys Fancy+Grass (5 to 12)
Teen Girls Traditional (13 to 17)
Teen Boys Traditional (13 to 17)
Teen Girls Fancy (13 to 17)
Teen Girls Jingle Dress (13 to 17)
Teen Boys Fancy (13 to 17)
Teen Boys Grass (13 to 17)
Adult Women Northern Traditional (18 to 49)
Adult Women Southern Buckskin / Cloth (18 to 49)
Adult Women Fancy (18 to 49)
Adult Women Jingle Dress (18 to 49)
Adult Men Northern Traditional (18 to 49)
Adult Men Southern Straight (18 to 49)
Adult Men Fancy (18 to 49)
Adult Men Grass (18 to 49)
Golden Age Women (Combined) (50 and over)
Golden Age Men (Combined) (50 and over)

  

Smoke Dance
Youth/Jr Girls Smoke Dance (5 to 12)
Youth/Jr Boys Smoke Dance (5 to 12)
Teen Girls Smoke Dance (13 to 17)
Teen Boys Smoke Dance (13 to 17)
Adult Women Smoke Dance (18 to 49)
Adult Men Smoke Dance (18 to 49)
Golden Age Women Smoke Dance (50 and over)
Golden Age Men Smoke Dance (50 and over)

Drum Group / Song Contest (Northern and Southern combined)