Shoshone-Bannock Festival - (208) 339-6996

Welcome to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Festival Facebook Page! We hope to see you this year at our annual celebration the second weekend of August!

52nd Annual Sho-Ban Festival
Powwow Head Staff, Contest Categories and Prizes

Master of Ceremonies:
Edmond Nevaquaya (Comanche), Apache, OK
Bart Powaukee (Nez Perce/Ute), Roosevelt, UT

Arena Directors:
Joseph Baldwin (Sho-Ban/Miwok), Ft. Hall, ID
Adam Tsosie Nordwall (Shoshone/Chippewa/Navajo), Stillwater, OK

Drum Judge:
Ted Phelps (Dakota Sioux), Porcupine, SD

Local Host Drum:
Medicine Thunder – Fort Hall, Idaho

Northern Host Drum:
Red Bull - Little Pine, Saskatchewan, Canada

Southern Host Drum:
Head Singer – Chad Tahchawwicka (Comanche) Wild Horse Descendants – Cache, Oklahoma

Grand Entries
August 6th, Thursday – 7pm Children & Veterans Recognition powwow (warm-up night)
August 7th, Friday – 7 pm (contest points start)
August 8th, Saturday – 1 pm & 7 pm
August 9th, Sunday – 2 pm

Dance & Singing Registration Open:
Thursday, August 6th @ 6 pm – 10 pm
Friday, Aug. 7th @ 11 am – 10 pm.

Contest Categories

Adults/Golden Age/Super Seniors Prize Money: 1st $1,000 & Jacket, 2nd $800, 3rd $600, 4th $400, 5th $200

Adult Categories
Men’s War Bonnet (18+)
Women’s Southern Cloth & Buckskin (18-54)
Men’s Southern Straight (18-54)

Jr. Adult Women & Men (18-34) Categories
No. Traditional, Jingle & Fancy Shawl
No. Traditional, Grass, Fancy Feather & Prairie Chicken/Round Bustle

Sr. Adult Women & Men (35-54) Categories
No. Traditional, Jingle & Fancy Shawl
No. Traditional, Grass, Fancy Feather & Prairie Chicken/Round Bustle

Golden Age Women & Men (55-69) Categories
No./So. Traditional (combined) & Fancy Shawl/Jingle (combined)
No./So. Traditional (combined) & Fancy Feather/Grass (combined)

Women & Men Super Seniors (70+) Categories
Women Categories Combined
Men Categories Combined

Teens Categories (13-17) - 1st $500 & Jacket, 2nd $400, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5th $100
Boys: Traditional, Grass & Fancy
Girls: Traditional, Jingle & Fancy

Juniors Categories (7-12) - 1st $250 & Jacket, 2nd $200, 3rd $150, 4th $100, 5th $75
Boys: Traditional, Grass & Fancy
Girls: Traditional, Jingle & Fancy

Singing/Drumming Contest:
1st $10,000 & 10 Champion Jackets, 2nd $8,000, 3rd $6,000, 4th $4,000, 5th $2,000
(Singers bring your own chairs)

Drum Day Pay to the first 10 registered drums (must have 5 singers, NO drum hopping allowed) (Singers bring your own chairs)

Special Dance Categories

Owl Dance Contest (18+)
1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100
Owl Dance Contest (17 & Under)
1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $50
Team Dance (18+)
1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200
Team Dance (17 & Under)
1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100

Specials

Miss Shoshone-Bannock LI Tadraschell Murray Women’s Shell Dress Special (18+). Over $1000 will be awarded in cash & prizes, sponsored by family & friends.

Teen Girls Fancy Shawl Special (13-17) – in honor of the outgoing 2014-2015 Festival Princess Onteria Arrow White. Over $2000 cash and prizes will be awarded: 1st Place $1000.00.

Tiny Tot Girls All-Around Dance Special (Ages 0-6) in honor of Outgoing 2014-2015 Festival Tzi Tzi Princess LorenAnn Hooper. Over $1000 in cash & prizes to be awarded. Sponsored by the Hooper Family & friends.

Golden Age, Adults, Teens & Junior Jingle Special (winners to be selected in each category) - in honor of the outgoing 2014-2015 Festival Tzi Tzi Princess LorenAnn Hooper. Sponsored by family & friends.

“Keeping Traditions Alive” Men’s Fancy Feather Special (Ages 16 & up) – In honor of Nakeezaka “Breaks the Belt” Suloostu Jack. Over $2000 in cash & prizes to be awarded. Sponsored by the Abrahamson & Jack Family.

52st Annual Shoshone-Bannock Festival Event Contacts

Festival Coordinator:
Dustina Abrahamson
(208) 339-6996 forthallfestival@gmail.com

Vendor Coordinator:
Alana Baldwin
(208) 221-7412 abaldwin@sbtribes.com
AND
Jamie Farmer
(208) 339-8208 ndnroper23@yahoo.com

Royalty Coordinator:
Rose Ann Abrahamson
(208) 223-1504 sbrcommittee@gmail.com

Parade Coordinator: Leela Abrahamson
(208) 705-2873 leelaabrahamson@gmail.com AND
Willow Abrahamson willow.abrahamson@gmail.com

Rodeo Coordinator:
Anna Bowers
(208) 705-2886 anna.bowers.54@facebook.com
and
Mary ‘Chix’ Washakie
(208) 680-0138 chixwashakie@hotmail.com

Art Show Coordinator:
Lacey Abrahamson
(208) 680-2750

Feast Coordinator:
Kermit Bacon
(208) 690-9172 kbacon@sbtribes.com

Softball & Golf Tournament &
Skate Jam:
Ft. Hall Recreation
(208) 478-3775 ekniffin@sbtribes.com

Hand Game Tournament: Bobby Pevo
(208) 850-6203 bobptevo7@gmail.com

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