59th Annual Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival 2024

August 8, 2024 - August 11, 2024

Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival
Bannock Ave, Pocatello, ID, 83202

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August 8-11, 2024

Grand Entries:
Friday 7:00pm (points taken)
Saturday 1:30pm & 7:00pm (points taken)
Sunday 2:00pm (points taken)

Singing & Dancer Registration:
Thursday, August 8^th 6:00pm
Friday, August 9^th 10 :00am-10:00pm

Please see flyer for full listing of events & activities.

Specials:
Festival Princess Gabrielle Appenay: Teen Girls Fancy Shawl Special
Little Princess Aubrey Keeswood: Jr. Girls Fancy – Shawl Special
Future Princess – Kateri Broncho: Tiny Tots Girls Special
Tzi-Tzi Princess – Humble Coby: Tiny Tot Girls Special
Men’s Grass Dance Special in Memory of Lawrence Wayne Crue sponsored by family & friends
Horse Tail/Mask Dance Special in Memory of Verla & Joseph Farmer Sr. sponsored by family & friends
Women’s Traditional Dance Special in Memory of Harriet Double Runner
Jr. Boys Grass Dance Special Honoring Benjamin Crue 5th, Avery New-Holy Mountainsheep and Clyde Domo-ya-Gade Crue Sponsored by Crue and Mountainsheep families

Drum Contest: 1^st $12,000 & Championship Jacket; 2^nd $10,000; 3rf $8,000; 4^th $6,000; 5^th $4,000
Singing/Drum Day Pay – Provided to non-contest singers/drum groups.

Dance Categories:
Juniors (7-12): 1st $250, 2nd $200, 3rd $150, 4th $100; Traditional, Jingle, Grass & Fancy
Teens (13-17):  1st $400, 2nd $350, 3rd $300, 4th $250; Traditional, Jingle, Grass & Fancy
Elders, Golden Age, Jr/Sr Adults: 1st $1,000 & Championship Jacket, 2nd $800, 3rd $600, 4th $400
Elders (70+) Men’s Combined; Elders (70+) Women’s Combined; Golden Age (55-69): Northern/Southern Traditional (combined); Jingle, Grass, Fancy Shawl, & Fancy Feather
Jr. Adults (18-34), Sr. Adults (35-54): Northern Traditional, Jingle, Grass, Fancy Shawl, Fancy Feather
Prairie Chicken/Round Bustle
Men’s War Bonnet (18+)
Men’s Southern Straight (18-54)
Women’s Southern Buckskin & Cloth (18-54)

Miss Shoshone-Bannock 2023-2024 Develynn Hall
Master of Ceremonies: Jackson Rolling Thunder Tahuke; Bart Powaukee
Host Drum: Young Spirit Singers
Head Dance Judges: December Arrow White; Rod First Strike
Arena Directors: Joseph High Eagle Baldwin; Leo Eagle Speaker
Head Drum Judge: Aaron Chavis
Sound Provided by: Bear Sound Systems
Tabulation Provided by: Native Precision LLC

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Submitted by Kelli Gowder on: August 7, 2024

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Pow Wow Last Update: August 7, 2024