2005 Navajo Nation Fair Contest Powwow

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September 9, 10, & 11 2005
Window Rock, Arizona

Friday: 4:00 pm Gourd Dance; 7:00 pm Grand Entry
Saturday: 10:00 am Gourd Dance; 1:00 pm Grand Entry; 5:00 pm Gourd Dance 7:00 pm Grand Entry
Sunday: 10:00 am Gourd Dance; 12:00 noon Grand Entry

HEADSTAFF:
MC: Darwin "Sonny" St. Clair Jr., Ft.Washakie Wy.
MC: Arnold Chee, Greasewood Springs, AZ
AD: Lee Williams, Teestoh, AZ
Head Dance Judge: Darryl Goodwill, Sashatchewan
Head Singing Judge: Cletis Mark, Farmington, NM
Host Northern Drum: Midnite Express Singers, Twin Cities, MN
Host Southern Drum: Young Bird Singers, Pawnee, OK
Head Man Dancer: Gabe Derosiers, Ontario
Head Woman Dancer: Dianne Acherman Derosiers, Sisseton, SD
Head Gourd Dancer: John Lossiah, Pueblo Pintada, NM
Sound System: Ta'neezahnii Techno Systerm, David Begaye

CONTEST CATEGORIES:
Golden Age Men (56+ yrs.)
Golden Age Women (56+ yrs.)
Adult Men (19-55 yrs): Fancy Dance, Grass Dance, Northern Traditional, Southern Straight,Chicken Dance
Adult Women (19-55 yrs.): Fancy Shawl, Jingle Dress, Northern Traditional, Southern Traditional
Teens Boys (13-18 yrs.): Fancy Dance, Grass Dance, Traditional (Northern and Southern Combined)
Teen Girls (13-18 yrs.): Fancy Shawl, Jingle Dress, Traditional (Northern and Southern Combined)
Jr. Boys (7-12 yrs.): Fancy Dance, Grass Dance, Traditional (Northern and Southern Combined)
Jr. Girls (7-12 yrs.): Fancy Shawl, Jingle Dress, Traditional (Northern and Southern Combined)
Tiny Tots (0-6 yrs): All participants paid

Singing Contest (Northern and Southern Combined)

SPECIALS:

Women's 18 and over Fancy Shawl Contest - given by Eugenia Lynn Etsitty outgoing princess.

Men's Grass Dance - given by Eldon K. Owens Family

Men's Straight Dance - given by Darwin St. Clair & Family in honor of the late Philip Gover.

SUNDAY EVENING GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE: 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK.

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Contact Info:

Powwow Coordinators:
Kay and Cletis Mark
PHONE: (505) 327-2920
email: [email protected]
email: [email protected]

Also go to website: www.navajonationfair.com

VENDOR INFO:
Contact Wanda Nelson at Navajo Nation Fair Office
(928) 871-6647

ADMISSION TO THE NAVAJO NATION FAIR CHARGED AT THE GATE! EVERYONE PAYS.

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And don't forget to tune in Thursday (9/8) at 7:00 pm for KTNN's Live Remote broadcast of Drums of Summer featuring: Midnite Express Singers from Twin Cities, Minn. and Youngbird Singers from Pawnee, OK.

Established as a Navajo Nation Enterprise in 1985, KTNN is a commercial station that provides information and entertainment to the largest Native American Tribe in the United States. The first broadcast was in February 1986. At that time former-President George W. Bush addressed the Navajo People and stated, the Navajo Nation has received the last granted 50,000 watt license, KTNN AM-660.