MTS Centre, Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba
*THIS YEAR WE ARE DEDICATING THE POW WOW TOWARDS THE YOUTH. IT IS THE REASON WHY THE PRIZE MONEY WAS INCREASED FOR THEM, SPECIALS, AND EXTRAS PLANNED. IN ORDER TO FIT IT ALL INTO THE SCHEDULE AND BE DONE AT A CERTAIN TIME, WE HAD TO CUT DOWN THE ADULT CATEGORY INTO ONE RATHER THAN TWO LIKE FIRST ADVERTISED & LAST YEAR'S FORMAT.*
Grand Entries:
November 8 - Noon & 7 PM
November 9 - Noon only
Daily Admission: $12.00
Children 5 years & Under: Free
Free Registration for Dancers & Singers
2nd Level, MTS Centre (by the escalator)
Registration Times:
Friday, November 7, 10 AM to 7 PM
Saturday, November 8, 9 AM to 1 PM (after 1st Grand Entry)
Pre-registration is available. You must pick up your contest number before closing. We cannot issue numbers afterward.
Specials:
Teen Boys & Girls All Around
Teen Girls Old Style Jingle
Junior & Teen Boys Combined Prairie Chicken Dance
Junior & Teen Boys Combined Fancy Bustle
Adult & Golden Age Men's Combined War Bonnet
Adult Men's Traditional
Adult Men's Grass Dance
Categories:
Tiny Tots - Paid Daily, must be in regalia
Juniors (6 - 12 yrs) Boys & Girls
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy Bustle, Fancy Shawl, Prairie Chicken
1st $500, 2nd $400, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5th $100, 6th $50
Teens (13 - 17 yrs) Boys & Girls
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy Bustle, Fancy Shawl, Prairie Chicken
1st $700, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5th $100, 6th $50
Adults (18 - 54 yrs) Men's & Women's
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy Bustle, Fancy Shawl, Prairie Chicken
1st $1200, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $800, 4th $500, 5th $300, 6th $100
Golden Age (55 yrs+) Men's & Women's
Traditional, Grass, Jingle
1st $1200, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $800, 4th $500, 5th $300, 6th $100
Singing Contests:
Contemporary Category
1st $7,000, 2nd $5,000, 3rd $3,000, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,500, 6th $800
Traditional Category:
1st $7,000, 2nd $5,000, 3rd $3,000, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,500, 6th $800
No Hand Drum Contest
*The first 300 Junior & Teen dancers that participate in the Opening Sequence of the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, Friday, November 7th, receives a free set (Saturday & Sunday) tickets to the pow wow. You can pre-register online at www.manitoahbee.com, or go to the Registration Table on Friday, November 7 before Closing*
Saturday, November 8, 8 PM - 11 PM, Manito Ahbee Youth Dance takes place at The Exchange Restaurant (downstairs of MTS Centre). Free admission. DJ Music provided.
Miss Manito Ahbee Princess Pageant in Honour of Felicia Solomon
For Teen Girls (13 - 17 yrs old). Crowning takes place on Saturday, November 8, 2008. Please go to our website for application form and criteria. Forms will be accepted during regular Registration times at the MTS Centre.
*Powwows.com will be providing a Live Webcast*
*THIS YEAR WE ARE DEDICATING THE POW WOW TOWARDS THE YOUTH. IT IS THE REASON WHY THE PRIZE MONEY WAS INCREASED FOR THEM, SPECIALS, AND EXTRAS PLANNED. IN ORDER TO FIT IT ALL INTO THE SCHEDULE AND BE DONE AT A CERTAIN TIME, WE HAD TO CUT DOWN THE ADULT CATEGORY INTO ONE RATHER THAN TWO LIKE FIRST ADVERTISED & LAST YEAR'S FORMAT.*
Grand Entries:
November 8 - Noon & 7 PM
November 9 - Noon only
Daily Admission: $12.00
Children 5 years & Under: Free
Free Registration for Dancers & Singers
2nd Level, MTS Centre (by the escalator)
Registration Times:
Friday, November 7, 10 AM to 7 PM
Saturday, November 8, 9 AM to 1 PM (after 1st Grand Entry)
Pre-registration is available. You must pick up your contest number before closing. We cannot issue numbers afterward.
Specials:
Teen Boys & Girls All Around
Teen Girls Old Style Jingle
Junior & Teen Boys Combined Prairie Chicken Dance
Junior & Teen Boys Combined Fancy Bustle
Adult & Golden Age Men's Combined War Bonnet
Adult Men's Traditional
Adult Men's Grass Dance
Categories:
Tiny Tots - Paid Daily, must be in regalia
Juniors (6 - 12 yrs) Boys & Girls
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy Bustle, Fancy Shawl, Prairie Chicken
1st $500, 2nd $400, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5th $100, 6th $50
Teens (13 - 17 yrs) Boys & Girls
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy Bustle, Fancy Shawl, Prairie Chicken
1st $700, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5th $100, 6th $50
Adults (18 - 54 yrs) Men's & Women's
Traditional, Grass, Jingle, Fancy Bustle, Fancy Shawl, Prairie Chicken
1st $1200, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $800, 4th $500, 5th $300, 6th $100
Golden Age (55 yrs+) Men's & Women's
Traditional, Grass, Jingle
1st $1200, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $800, 4th $500, 5th $300, 6th $100
Singing Contests:
Contemporary Category
1st $7,000, 2nd $5,000, 3rd $3,000, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,500, 6th $800
Traditional Category:
1st $7,000, 2nd $5,000, 3rd $3,000, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,500, 6th $800
No Hand Drum Contest
*The first 300 Junior & Teen dancers that participate in the Opening Sequence of the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, Friday, November 7th, receives a free set (Saturday & Sunday) tickets to the pow wow. You can pre-register online at www.manitoahbee.com, or go to the Registration Table on Friday, November 7 before Closing*
Saturday, November 8, 8 PM - 11 PM, Manito Ahbee Youth Dance takes place at The Exchange Restaurant (downstairs of MTS Centre). Free admission. DJ Music provided.
Miss Manito Ahbee Princess Pageant in Honour of Felicia Solomon
For Teen Girls (13 - 17 yrs old). Crowning takes place on Saturday, November 8, 2008. Please go to our website for application form and criteria. Forms will be accepted during regular Registration times at the MTS Centre.
*Powwows.com will be providing a Live Webcast*
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