Dignitary & Dancer Information

Dignitary & Dancer Information

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2025 Dignitaries

Host Drum: Black Lodge Singers

Master Of Ceremonies: Fred Hill

Arena Director: WhyaTona Burns

Judge Coordinator: Gabriel Jones

Whipman: Alan Crawford

Whipwoman: Judy Farrow

2025 Dance Categories

  • Tiny Tots
  • Jr. Girl Traditional (Ages 7-12)
  • Jr. Girl Fancy/Jingle (Ages 7-12)
  • Jr. Boy Traditional (Ages 7-12)
  • Jr. Boy Fancy/Grass (Ages 7-12)
  • Teen Girl Traditional (Ages 13-19)
  • Teen Girl Fancy/Jingle (Ages 13-19)
  • Teen Boy Traditional (Ages 13-19)
  • Teen Boy Fancy/Grass (Ages 13-19)
  • Women Traditional (Ages 20-54)
  • Women Jingle/Fancy (Ages 20-54)
  • Men Traditional (Ages 20-54)
  • Men Grass/Fancy (Ages 20-54)
  • Golden Age Women (Age 55+)
  • Golden Age Men (Age 55+)

*All categories are subject to change per the powwow committee. *

Specials

One Person Hand Drum Competition

Jackie Grant Memorial Women’s Traditional – Sponsored by the Grant Family

Alumni Tribute – Sponsored by EOU alumna Kathryn Burke

Women’s Short Fringe

Men’s Slick Style

Men’s Traditional – Sponsored by Fred Hill & WhyaTona Burns

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Contact Us

Pepper Huxoll
Native American, Indigenous & Rural Programs Coordinator
Center for Strategic Equity Initiatives
Hoke Union Bldg, Rm. 217
(541) 962- 3463
phuxoll@eou.edu

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