Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Powwow at Buffalo Bill Historical Center

The 26th anniversary Plains Indian Museum powwow will be held June 16-17 in the Robbie Powwow Garden in Cody, Wyoming.

Grand entry is at noon. Men and boys featured dances include Traditional, Fancy, and Grass; women and girls feature Traditional, Fancy and Jingle Dress dances. Prizes will be given in age groups, as well as team dancing and winner takes all. There will also be Chicken Dance and Tiny Tots dancing.

Master of Ceremonies--Leo "Chico" Her Many Horses. Arena Director--Lydell White Plume. Head Judge--Garrett Goggles. Host Drum--New Town Singers, from New Town, South Dakota. The Color Guard--Arapahoe Warriors, Riverton, Wyoming. Invited Drum--Apsaloka Nation, Crow Agency, Montana; Crazy Horse Singers, Pine Ridge, South Dakota; Fox Trail, Ft. Washakie, Wyoming; High Eagle, Ethete, Wyoming; Little Sun, Ethete, Wyoming; Night Hawk, Lodge Grass, Montana; Red Cedar, Arapaho, Wyoming; River Bottom Juniors, Arapaho, Wyoming; and Tongue River, Lame Deer, Montana.

For more information, please call the Buffalo Bill Historical Center at (307) 587-4771 or visit the website at www.bbhc.org