2009 Pow Wow Award Winners
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Men's Golden Age
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
David Eagle |
Six Nations |
Brantford Ontario |
5 |
340 |
| 4th |
John Hodson |
Mohawk |
St. Catharines Ontario |
7 |
575 |
| 3rd |
John Sherry |
Mohawk |
Ohsweken Ontario |
1 |
625 |
| 2nd |
Ted White Sr. |
Aanjiasnaang |
Sarnia Ontario |
3 |
705 |
| 1st |
Larry Gabow |
Odawa |
Brantford Ontario |
2 |
880 |
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Women's Golden Age
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Marie Eshkibok |
Odawa |
Wikwemikong |
104 |
355 |
| 4th |
Joannne Whitehouse |
Shoshone |
Madison Heights MI |
105 |
435 |
| 3rd |
Vera Kingbird |
Hochunk |
Bemidji Mn |
109 |
595 |
| 2nd |
Debbie Klein |
Oneida |
Taylor MI |
114 |
695 |
| 1st |
Sharon Roberts |
Chi-ka-sha |
Ada Okla |
102 |
705 |
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Adult 18-54/Women's Jingle Dress
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Karen Pheasant |
Anishinaabe |
Wiky Ontario |
704 |
475 |
| 4th |
Paula Hedgepeth |
Oneida |
Windsor Ontario |
700 |
480 |
| 3rd |
Shannon Standing Rock |
Dine |
Farmington NM |
716 |
590 |
| 2nd |
Challis Isaac |
Navajo |
Sarnia Ontario |
714 |
600 |
| 1st |
Nitanis Kit Landry |
Ojibwe |
Whitefish Lake Ontario |
726 |
840 |
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Adult 18-54/Women's Fancy
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Tracy Recollet |
Odawa/Ojibwey |
Sudbury Ontario |
504 |
405 |
| 4th |
Melinda Whitecloud |
Dakota |
Jumping Deer Creek Sask. |
527 |
450 |
| 3rd |
Lisa Odjg |
Odawa/Ojibwe |
Toronto Ontario |
517 |
475 |
| 2nd |
Denelle Stanley |
Ute/Navajo/Shawnee |
Tacoma WA |
513 |
730 |
| 1st |
Joyce Bird |
Mandan/Hidasta |
Brookings SD |
505 |
880 |
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Adult 18-54/Women's Traditional
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Crystal Recollet |
Ojibway |
Wikwemikong |
315 |
400 |
| 4th |
Melissa Montoya |
Ojibwe |
Mt. Pleasant MI |
321 |
405 |
| 3rd |
Alexis Goodstriker |
Cree |
Calgary AB |
347 |
480 |
| 2nd |
Monica Raphael |
Ottawa, Pottawatomi |
Suttons Bay MI |
336 |
500 |
| 1st |
Tierra Labelle |
Nakoda |
Morley Alberta |
323 |
890 |
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Adult 18-54/Mens Traditional
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Charles Belisle |
St. Croix/Oneida |
Lawtons, New York |
241 |
470 |
| 4th |
Edmond Nevaquaya |
Commanche |
Suttons Bay, Michigan |
232 |
490 |
| 3rd |
Eli Snow |
Nakoda |
Morley, Alberta |
216 |
600 |
| 2nd |
Ryan Gustafson |
Ojibway |
Thunderbay Ontario |
223 |
660 |
| 1st |
Jordan Williams White-Eye |
Pottawatomi |
Walpole Island, Ontario |
224 |
785 |
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Adult 18 -54/Mens Fancy
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Tyron Shawana |
Ojibway |
Sault Ste. Marie |
405 |
410 |
| 4th |
Josiah Hill |
Lakota/seneca |
Seven Valleys, PA |
402 |
700 |
| 3rd |
Wesley Cleland |
Ojibway |
Pontiac, Michigan |
403 |
701 |
| 2nd |
Jason Whitehouse |
Shoshone/Paiute |
Madison Heights, Michigan |
400 |
730 |
| 1st |
Nigel Schuyler |
Oneida/Odawa |
Detroit, Michigan |
404 |
800 |
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Mens Grass
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
David Trudeau |
Ojibway |
Wikwemikong, Ontario |
607 |
445 |
| 4th |
DJ Whitehouse |
Shoshone/Paiute |
Rez Michigan |
600 |
465 |
| 3rd |
Jesse Zaawmick |
Anishinabe |
Wikwemikong, Ontario |
605 |
495 |
| 2nd |
Matthew Pheasant |
Ojibway |
Wikwemikong, Ontario |
618 |
525 |
| 1st |
Quanah LaRose |
Northern Ute |
Ducheesne, VT |
608 |
615 |
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Teen Men Traditional
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Mitchell Thunderhair |
Ojibway-Cree |
Thunder Bay, Ont. |
801 |
445 |
| 4th |
Brandon Davy |
Odawa/Cree |
Perth, Ont. |
802 |
540 |
| 3rd |
Nolan Smoke |
Dakota-Ojibway |
Alderville, Ont. |
806 |
630 |
| 2nd |
Nodin Cottrelle |
Ojibway/Shawnee |
Sarnia, Ont. |
804 |
640 |
| 1st |
Alec Big Canoe |
Ojibway |
Georgina Island |
803 |
670 |
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Teen Women Traditional
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Darien Nicholas |
Oneida |
Oneida |
901 |
380 |
| 4th |
Ashley Maness |
Aamijiwnaang |
Sarnia, Ont. |
1303 |
530 |
| 3rd |
Robi Williams |
Ojibway/Delaware |
Sarnia, Ont. |
904 |
710 |
| 2nd |
Makayla Webkamigad |
Ojibway/Odawa/Pottowattomi |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. |
905 |
820 |
| 1st |
Tom-Pah-Hote |
Kiowa/Oneida |
CT |
902 |
870 |
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Teen Boys Fancy
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 4th |
Arlan George |
Chippewa/Oneida |
Pleasant, MI. |
1003 |
560 |
| 3rd |
Dallas John |
Cayuga |
Ohsweken, Ont. |
1001 |
710 |
| 2nd |
Anthony Klein |
Ojibway/Oneida/Ho-Chunk |
Detroit, MI. |
1002 |
790 |
| 1st |
Jo-Jo Maness |
Aamijiwnaang |
Sarnia, Ont. |
1000 |
900 |
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Teen Women Fancy
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Amber Asp-Chief |
Algonquin |
Ottawa, Ont. |
1107 |
380 |
| 4th |
Hallie Snake |
Ojibway/Chippewa |
Sarnia, Ont. |
1101 |
570 |
| 3rd |
Teshenna Dancy |
Oneida |
Sudbury, Ont. |
1106 |
600 |
| 2nd |
Chelsey Recollet |
Ojibway/Odawa |
Ont. |
1111 |
770 |
| 1st |
Laryn Oakes |
Plains Cree/Meskwaki/Navajo |
Saskatoon, SK. |
1100 |
940 |
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Teen Men Grass
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Jonathon Fox |
Ojibway |
Ajax, Ont. |
1202 |
380 |
| 4th |
White-Lightning Clark |
Choctaw/Seminole |
Sarnia, Ont. |
1204 |
600 |
| 3rd |
Jesse Gustafson |
Ojibway |
Thunder Bay, Ont. |
1205 |
630 |
| 2nd |
Timmy Johnson |
Mohawk |
Ohsweken, Ont. |
1201 |
650 |
| 1st |
David Charette |
Ojibway |
Wikwemikong, Ont. |
1203 |
870 |
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Teen Women Jingle Dress
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Cassidi Webkamigad |
Ojibway/Odawa/Pottowattomi |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. |
1314 |
445 |
| 4th |
Cheyenne White |
Oneida |
Oneida, Ont. |
1309 |
490 |
| 3rd |
Kaysalee Parker |
Mohawk/Seneca |
Kanawake, Ont. |
1304 |
610 |
| 2nd |
Mallary Oakes |
Plains Cree/Meskwaki/Navajo |
Saskatoon, SK. |
1300 |
660 |
| 1st |
Ryanne White |
Lakota/Ojibway |
Whitefish Bay, Ont. |
1305 |
820 |
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Girls 6-12 years Jingle Dress
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Niibishens Trudeau |
Ojibwe |
Wikwemikong, ON |
1904 |
390 |
| 4th |
Adalia Plain |
Seneca / Ojibwe |
Sarnia, ON |
1908 |
465 |
| 3rd |
Adrianna Douglas |
Mohawk Nation |
Six Nations |
1900 |
630 |
| 2nd |
Tunisha Beetso |
Dancer |
Farmington, NM |
1910 |
770 |
| 1st |
Waskwane Stonefish |
Odawa / Chippewa / Delaware |
Peshawbetown, MI |
1902 |
845 |
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Boys 6-12 years-Grass
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Naakwaam Shawanda |
Odawa / Cree |
Sioux Saint Marie |
1804 |
450 |
| 4th |
Skye Marion |
Ojibwe / Abenaki |
Gansevoort, New York |
1801 |
490 |
| 3rd |
Chayton Hedgepeth |
Oneida / Cherokee |
Windsor, ON |
1800 |
550 |
| 2nd |
Charles Lasley |
Ojibwe / Oneida / Hochunk |
Detroit, MI |
1815 |
740 |
| 1st |
Gavin White-Eye |
Ojibwe |
Sarnia, ON |
1811 |
790 |
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Girls Traditional
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Caitlin Nickolas |
Oneida |
Oneida, ON |
1502 |
460 |
| 4th |
Haylee Anderson |
Cayuga |
Ohsweken, ON |
1501 |
520 |
| 3rd |
Tuyla |
Oneida |
London, ON |
1503 |
650 |
| 2nd |
Shanal Onepennee |
Dine / Yakama |
Farmington, NM |
1504 |
775 |
| 1st |
Madelina Douglas |
Mohawk |
Six Nations, ON |
1500 |
880 |
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Boys Traditional
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Hayden Shears |
Odawa / Ojibwe Nation Dancer |
Sudbury, ON |
1408 |
365 |
| 4th |
Buddy Tone-Pah-Hote |
Kiowa / Oneida |
Quaker Hill, CT |
1402 |
580 |
| 3rd |
Shane Cameron Jr. |
Oneida |
Toronto, ON |
1403 |
630 |
| 2nd |
Noodin Shawanda |
Odawa / Cree |
Saint Marie, ON |
1400 |
780 |
| 1st |
Talon White-Eye |
|
Sarnia, ON |
1406 |
890 |
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Girls Fancy
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Ninah Hermiston |
Walpole Island |
Toronto, ON |
1723 |
370 |
| 4th |
Alexis Hill |
Seneca / Chippewa / Santa Ana |
Woodbridge, VA |
1710 |
475 |
| 3rd |
Jaclyn Bomberry |
Mohawk |
Six Nations |
1724 |
660 |
| 2nd |
Kristen Martin |
Mohawk |
Brantford, ON |
1717 |
700 |
| 1st |
Beedaskah Stonefish |
Odawa / Chippewa / Delaware |
Peshawbestown, MI |
1705 |
950 |
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Boys Fancy
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Cyrus Storm Sinopole |
|
Sarnia, ON |
1604 |
440 |
| 4th |
Jacob Martin |
Mohawk |
Brantford, ON |
1605 |
600 |
| 3rd |
Braydon Doxtator |
|
Hagersville, ON |
1606 |
640 |
| 2nd |
Happy Gokey |
Oneida |
Sudbury, ON |
1602 |
720 |
| 1st |
Miisheen-Meegwun Shawanda |
|
Sioux Saint Marie, ON |
1600 |
800 |
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Golden Age/Men Smoke
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 4th |
Clayton Logan |
Seneca |
Fort Erie |
2000 |
465 |
| 3rd |
|
Onondaga |
Ontario |
2003 |
550 |
| 2nd |
Alfred Keye |
Mohawk |
Ontario |
2002 |
560 |
| 1st |
Alan George |
Cayuga |
Steamburg, N.Y. |
2001 |
730 |
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Adult Mens Smoke
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Trevor Jones |
Tonawanda Seneca |
Niagara Falls, Ontario |
2207 |
375 |
| 4th |
Tekatsitsaneken Little Bear |
Mohawk |
Kahnawake, Quebec |
2216 |
400 |
| 3rd |
Cameron Hill Sr. |
Cayuga |
Oshweken |
2202 |
405 |
| 2nd |
Lyle Anderson |
Mohawk |
Hagersville |
2214 |
545 |
| 1st |
Jordan Smith |
Mohawk |
Lewiston, N.Y. |
2203 |
550 |
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Boys Smoke (6-12)
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Jordan Smith II |
Tuscarora |
Lewiston, N.Y. |
2602 |
380 |
| 4th |
Jordan Parker |
Tonawanda Seneca |
Basom, N.Y. |
2603 |
480 |
| 3rd |
Lindyn Ryan Hill |
Mohawk |
Oshweken |
2601 |
500 |
| 2nd |
Ascension Harjo |
Mohawk |
Six Nations |
1818 |
580 |
| 1st |
Keelan Green |
Cayuga |
Oshweken |
2600 |
660 |
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Golden Age Women's Smoke
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Deanna Skye |
Cayuga |
Ohsweken, ON |
2101 |
445 |
| 4th |
Donna Phillips |
Oneida |
London, ON |
2104 |
450 |
| 3rd |
Gloria Sky |
Cayuga |
Ohsweken, ON |
2102 |
455 |
| 2nd |
Rebecca Bowen |
Seneca |
Salamanca, NY |
2107 |
460 |
| 1st |
Renee Thomas-Hill |
Mohawk |
Ohsweken, ON |
2100 |
590 |
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Women's Smoke (18+)
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Naomi Martin |
Mohawk |
Brantford, ON |
2315 |
380 |
| 4th |
Jasmine R. House |
Oneida |
Lawrence, KS |
2309 |
420 |
| 3rd |
Reese Bomberry |
|
Six Nations, ON |
2312 |
500 |
| 2nd |
Emily Regis |
Mohawk |
Kahnawake, QC |
2302 |
510 |
| 1st |
Valerie Parker |
Tonawanda Seneca |
Bason, NY |
2305 |
620 |
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Teen Women's Smoke
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Lanie Smith |
Seneca |
Akron, NY |
2506 |
390 |
| 4th |
Brittany Jaeckle |
Cayuga |
Buffalo, NY |
2509 |
410 |
| 3rd |
Yegunahareeta Printup |
Tuscarora |
Sanborn, NY |
2508 |
570 |
| 2nd |
Kany'tha Ireland (Emily) |
Oneida |
Oneida, ON |
2507 |
575 |
| 1st |
Jessica House |
Oneida |
Oneida, WI |
2504 |
625 |
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Girl's Smoke
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Dancer # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
Grace Crowe |
Seneca |
Salamanca, NY |
2707 |
400 |
| 4th |
Malia Jacobs |
Oneida/Oglala Sioux |
Oneida, WI |
2704 |
440 |
| 3rd |
Jewel Monture |
Mohawk |
Six Nations, ON |
2705 |
460 |
| 2nd |
Mah-gee Eemarthlee |
Tuscarora |
Caledonia, ON |
2706 |
540 |
| 1st |
Hannah Jaekle |
Cayuga |
Buffalo, NY |
2710 |
550 |
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Drums
| Place |
Name |
Nation |
Town & Province/ Reservation |
Drum Group # |
Total Points |
| 5th |
|
|
Sarnia , Ontario |
14 |
2965 |
| 4th |
|
|
London , Ontario |
15 |
2975 |
| 3rd |
|
|
White Fish Bay, Ontario |
2 |
3165 |
| 2nd |
|
|
Cape Croker |
3 |
3170 |
| 1st |
|
|
North Bay, Ontario |
13 |
3370 |
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