Coushatta Powwow - Kinder, La

[Babe]

12th ANNUAL COUSHATTA POWWOW

KINDER, LOUISIANA
OCTOBER 6-7, 2006


Host Southern Drum: SOUTHERN BOYZ, OK
Host Northern Drum: WARSCOUT, SASK., CAN

MC: Russell Standing Rock, MT
Northern AD: Alex O. Shepherd, UT
Southern AD: Cricket Shields, OK
Head Lady Dancer: Acosia Leighton, CA
Head Man Dancer: Donovan Abbey, ND
Head Gourd Dancer: Jack Battise, Sr., TX
Head Dance Judge: Daniel Tramper, NC
Head Drum Judge: Gene Logan, OK

All dance categories tiny tots/little boys & girls/teens/adults/golden age contests
Adults & Golden Age:
1st $1,200 / 2nd $1,000 / 3rd $800 / 4th $600

DRUM CONTEST NORTHERN & SOUTHERN (split categories)
1st $4,000 / 2nd $3,500 / 3rd $3,000

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
Gourd Dance 5pm
Grand Entry 7pm
Saturday
Gourd Dance 10am
Grand Entry 12pm
Dinner Break 4pm
Grand Entry 7pm

Point system in effect starting Friday
All events and performances will be held inside 3,600 seat-climate-controlled pavillion with paved parking. No drugs or alcohol are permitted! Not responsible for accidents or theft. No ice chests please. Arts and crafts and food vendors on site.
Visitors pass $5 children under 6 free
Dance Registration $5 tiny tots free
Drum Registration $30

COUSHATTA CASINO RESORT for hotel information please call 1-800-584-7263 ASK FOR Powwow rate for Casino Hotel $65 ASK FOR Powwow rate for Chalet $45

For more information please call Janson Poncho (337)584-2665 or Crystal Williams (337) 584-2376 email: [email protected]

COUSHATTA POWWOW GOLF TOURNAMENT
Saturday October 7, 2006
For more information please contact Rod John (337) 584-1426 or (337) 584-1427

[Babe]

....and NO there will be no hurricane this year!!

[Native 1]

so the teens/jrs...also get the 1200 too..or is that a typo..thx.

[Babe]

No, only Adults & Golden Age although it would be nice, huh?
I'm not sure about the teens, but little boys/girls are split into: Little girls (6-12) Cloth & Buckskin , Jingle & fancy, Little boys Fancy & Grass, Traditional & Straight 1st $100 / 2nd $75 / 3rd $50 / 4th $25
Tiny tots all $5 each

[superdj126]

wow.....over 90 g's in prize money and chump change for jr's and lil boys & girls....hmmmm?

[Babe]

I know, I know! Hopefully next year these kids will get some more for their hard work and traveling. Just a little incentive for them to keep our culture, right?
Thanks for your posts, keep them coming. If you do happen to go to the powwow, which I hope everyone does, feel free to comment the good and bad to the powwow committee. We won't know what everyone's thinking unless ya'll come tell us. We'll very much appreciate your positive comments, and take your negative ones as constructive criticism.

[1badazzndn]

do you know if any specials this year??

[Babe]

Jingle dress special sponsored by Acosia Leighton, head lady dancer. That's all we know of at the moment, if any others I'll be happy to post.

[sltate]

Please clarify the golden age categories, such as:
Golden Age women: Northern Buckskin, Southern Buckskin and No./So. Cloth is what was on the original website, but the payout flier says different...could run into some confusion at the registration table.
Also, is adult cloth, northern and southern combined? Let us know....thanks, sandy

[1badazzndn]

yeah the cloth contest has always been different over there. Its always northern/southern cloth combined, then southern buckskin and northern buckskin are separate. Just a suggestion to the committee: Why not combine your northern cloth and buckskin together instead of southern and northern cloth together? This way southern cloth wouldnt have to dance a northern song, and northern cloth wouldnt have to dance to a southern song, cuz you know they will have to dance at least one song each style. Also in the past years, theres usually only 2-3 northern cloth dancers-it would be fair to put them up against northern buckskin because they dance to the same tempo, style, and song types. A southern round dance has a different tempo from a northern round dance. just a suggestion. We look forward to the celebration

[sltate]

yeah, that is kind of tough dancing to northern when you are southern and probably vice versa. I noticed the teens have "southern cloth" specified.
It's the same at gathering too, they combine everyone and they should have enough money to split them....i guess it's only cali, prairie island and st. croix that give southern cloth the opportunity to dance to their own songs. but at least they are having southern, you know??? Can't be too picky, I suppose. They split them a few years ago. and it was awesome.
Everyone will be at this pow wow because it is a good pow wow to attend, lots of hospitality, vendors, good singing, dancing,etc. My family is traveling down for this one!

[Babe]

Yes we're in the process of clarifying in all our websites, I'll just post all categories now ("&" indicates combined):

Tiny tots 5 & under

Little Girls Cloth & Buckskin (6-12)
Little Girls Jingle & Fancy
Little Boys Fancy & Grass
Little Boys Traditional & Straight

Teen Girls Cloth (13-17)
Teen Girls Buckskin
Teen Girls Jingle
Teen Girls Fancy
Teen Boys Fancy
Teen Boys Grass
Teen Boys Northern Traditional
Teen Boys Southern Straight

Adult Women's Northern Traditional Cloth & Buckskin (18-49)
Adult Women's Southern Buckskin
Adult Women's Southern Cloth
Adult Women's Jingle
Adult Women's Fancy Shawl

Adult Men's Contemporary Northern Traditional (18-49)
Adult Men's Original Style Northern Traditional
Adult Men's Southern Straight
Adult Men's Grass
Adult Men's Northern Fancy
Adult Men's Southern Fancy

Golden Age Men's Northern Traditional (50 & up)
Golden Age Men's Southern Straight
Golden Age Men's Fancy & Grass
Golden Age Women's Northern Traditional Cloth & Buckskin
Golden Age Women's Southern Cloth & Buckskin
Golden Age Women's Jingle & Fancy

[sltate]

Hey, that's awesome, you guys are great!!!! Please be sure and post those on your website and fliers....inquiring minds will want to know! I will tell everyone in my area about the category split, etc. and tell them to check your website. Yea! Hooray!! etc,etc,etc......

[N8ve_ArmyMedic23]

Im really excited about this powwow, I will be attending Kinder while im home on my R&R from Afghanistan, the only real gripe i have, well its more of a whine... is I wish they were letting people purchase rooms in the CAsino Hotel. Ive stayed there in the past and really liked it, so i guess the coushatta Inn will do. But all in all I thought this was a fair powwow in the past so i will be attending. Im anxious to get out there and dance, being here on deployment makes me appreciate what we have as native people, to dance and sing in the presence of our friends and family. Cant wait!...

[N8ve_ArmyMedic23]

Is the "JINGLE" special the only Special lined up so far?