Rama Mnjikaning Pow Wow 2006

[Duey]

Mnjikaning Thanksgiving Pow Wow
October 7-8, 2006
Rama MASK Arena, Rama Road

MC: VINCE BEYL, Bemidji, MN
Arena Director: ALLAN MANITOWABI, Christian Is, Ont.
Head Veteran: WALKER STRONFISH, Walpole Is, Ont.
Head Dance Judge: BEN BEARSKIN JR, Milwaukee, WI
Head Female Dancer: BABABRA OROURKE, Chichago, ILL
Head Male Dancer: NISO SHAWANDA, Wiky FN, Ont.

Drum Contest:
1st Place: $5000
2nd Place: $4000
3rd Place: $3000
4th Place: $2000
5th Place: $1000
-Drum Split: $2000

Hand Drum Competition:
1st Place: $800
2nd Place: $600
3rd Place: $400

Golden Age Combined
1st Place: $1000
2nd Place: $800
3rd Place: $600
4th Place: $400

Adult Categories
1st Place: $1000
2nd Place: $800
3rd Place: $600
4th Place: $400

Youth Categories
1st Place: $400
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
4th Place: $100

- All you dancers 12 yrs and younger will recieve an honorarium and giveaway.

We look forward to seeing everyone again this year.

[Duey]

[**Summer_June**]

4 places this year.. cool.. whose host drum?

[Duey]

Bumpage

[Duey]

[Strugganona]

Yeah...sooo where is it that folks stay at when they truck their piece up to this pow wow? Ive never been here, so I kinda need to be Big Ben'd...please and thank-you yall!!

[Duey]

City of Orillia is right beside us and have lots of places to stay, check out this Days INN which is right beside Rama, accross from Casino Rama.

http://www.daysinnorillia.com/

http://www.ontarioslakecountry.com/downloads/Lake_Country_Tours.pdf

Other Links to check out:

http://www.orillia.biz/accommodation.htm

http://www.orillia.com/visitors/accommodation.html

[**Summer_June**]

Only a week away!

[Duey]

Yes......a week a way. Looking forward to it.

[george_washington]

i heard that Rama was having a iroquois smoke dance special this year?anyone got any info or truth behind this one?

also a team dance special or sumthing like that?

gzee! rama is really putting up sum prize$$ since the last time i've been there!

[Duey]

i heard that Rama was having a iroquois smoke dance special this year?anyone got any info or truth behind this one?

also a team dance special or sumthing like that?

gzee! rama is really putting up sum prize$$ since the last time i've been there!

We'll see yea there

[**Summer_June**]

is that true? i'd like to know so I can get my smoke dance stuff ready!

[Strugganona]

Are yall serious? A smoke dance contest? dang...and I was about to resign myself to NOT going...hmm....well, for yall that know, do post it up here for sure if there IS a smoke dance contest.

[george_washington]

We'll see yea there

im not sure if im going or not yet! BUT can someone post some contact info or a website! anything, just so we can let the good folks on this site know about the happenings for this weekends powwow, is there a SMOKEDANCE SPECIAL? i donno?, is there a TEAM DANCE SPECIAL? i donno,

[Duey]

Im not sure of the specials, such as smoke dance. Will have to see on the weekend. But regardless, its still gonna be a good time