25th TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW

DATE & TIMES: May 16 & 17, 2020
Saturday 10am-10pm ~ Sunday 10am-4pm

LOCATION:  Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Pow Wow Grounds on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation at Marksville, LA, 71351. (Outdoors)

LODGING: Paragon Casino Resort hotel and RV campground offers a Pow Wow rate. Paragon Casino Resort Pow Wow rate code is POWM14G.

ADMISSION: General Admission - $6; Children (5 yrs & Younger) - $3; Registered Drum (singers) and Dancers with numbered credentials will be admitted free.

FEATURED PERFORMANCE: Tunica-Biloxi Singers & Legend Keepers

NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE COMPETITION:
Entry fee is $6 for dance competition participants.

Golden Age (Age 60 & Up, Men & Women’s Northern and Southern)
Adult (Ages 20-44 AND Ages 45-59, Men & Women categories)
Teen (Ages 14-19)
Junior (Ages 10-13)
Chicken Dance category - Adult (Age 18+)
Tiny -Tots (9yrs. & under on Sat & Sun.)

FEATURED GUESTS: Hawk Henries (Native flute)

DRUM (SINGING) CONTEST:
Northern and Southern categories. (3 places in each category). No entry fee. Drums must have a minimum of 6 singers.

CONTEST SPECIALS: 1) Honoring the Tradition, Keeping the Legacy Jingle Special sponsored by LaRay Guerrero 2) Too Fancy for Anything Else Men's Fancy Special sponsored by LaRay Guerrero 3) Father/Daughter Dance Special sponsored by Little Sky-White Family

*Competition points start at 1PM Saturday (Grand Entry).

GRAND ENTRIES
Saturday, May 16 ~ 1:00PM & 7:00PM
Sunday, May 17 ~ 12:00PM (Noon)
Pow Wow ends @ 4:00PM on Sunday

REGISTRATION (Dance & Drum)
Saturday, May 16 ~ 8:00AM - 12:00PM 

The Pow Wow features over 35 food and craft vendors. (Contact Darrian Pierite at (800) 272-9767, ext. 6468, or dnpierite@tunica.org)

Pow Wow Education Day – Children, parents, and families are invited to a FREE Open-to-the-public Education Day ahead of the 25th Annual Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow on Friday, May 15, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Pow Wow Grounds on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation. Call Elisabeth Pierite-Mora at (800) 272-9767, ext. 6432 or email emora@tunica.org. Event includes pow wow dance demonstrations, singing, and craft demonstrations.

For more information contact Jessica Barbry at (800) 272-9767, ext. 6469, or jabarbry@tunica.org or go to www.tunicapowwow.org.

Pow Wow Host Hotel: Paragon Casino Resort, 711 Paragon Place, Marksville, LA, 71351. Call (800) 946-1946. Paragon Casino Resort Pow Wow rate code is POWM14G .