2022 Agenda
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 a.m. | ARTS/CRAFTS & FOOD VENDOR SET UP | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 a.m. | Flag Raising | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
DRUM AND DANCE CONTEST REGISTRATION OPENS Registration located in front of the Education Building NOT THE ANNOUNCERS STAND | ||
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 am | YOUTH DAY ACTIVITIES: Welcome and Introductions, Eveleen Cook, TJES, Youth Day Coordinator Prayer Performance by Kevin Locke | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
6:45 p.m. | DRUM ROLL CALL PRAYER | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
7:00 p.m. | FIRST GRAND ENTRY WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION BY Dr. Leander McDonald, UTTC PRESIDENT Welcome by UTTC Board of Director Chairman, Mark N. Fox, Three Affiliated Tribes Introductions of Special Guests and Dignitaries, Cheryl Crazy Bull, CEO American Indian College Fund | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
INTERTRIBALS TINY TOTS Veteran’s Special Recognizing All Service Men & Women DANCE CONTEST BEGINS (Alternating Order – Girl/Boy) Committee Special – Men’s Traditional Special | ||
10:00 p.m. | DRUM AND DANCE CONTEST REGISTRATION CLOSES |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 a.m. | Flag Raising, Shell Creek Honoring Todd Goodsell | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
FREE FEED HOSTED BY: Native American Development Center – Lorraine Davis | ||
12:45 p.m. | DRUM ROLL CALL PRAYER | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
1:00 p.m. | SECOND GRAND ENTRY Welcome by Spirit Lake Tribe Chairman, Douglas Yankton Introductions of Special Guests and Dignitaries | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
INTERTRIBALS TINY TOTS Honoring Health Care Workers Committee Special – Women’s Fancy Shawl Golden Age (55+): Women, Men Sr Adult (36-54): Women’s Trad., Men’s Trad, Jingle, Grass, Fancy Shawl, Fancy Feather DANCE CONTEST CONTINUES (Alternating Order – Girl/Boy) – FINALS Densmore Repatriation Project | ||
4:30 p. m. | FREE FEED HOSTED BY: MANDAN / HIDATSA / ARIKARA NATION – Chairman Mark Fox | North of the Lone Star Veterans Arena |
6:45 p. m. | DRUM ROLL CALL PRAYER | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
7:00 p.m. | THIRD GRAND ENTRY Welcome by Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Chairman, Delbert Hopkins Introductions of Special Guests and Dignitaries First Nations Women’s Alliance Kevin Finley, Rusty Gillette and Former UTTC Thunderbirds Basketball Players | |
INTERTRIBALS Donor Recognition TINY TOTS Honoring Kevin Finley – 2022 Inductee to ND State Historical Society Hall of Honor Men’s Fancy Dance Special 18+ Memorial Tribute for Jr. “BT” Bearstail “Flying Low” DANCE CONTEST CONTINUES (Alternating Order – Women/Men) |
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 a.m. | Flag Raising | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
10:00 a.m. | WORSHIP SERVICES Pastor Gordon Williams – All Nations Church | |
12:30 p.m. | DRUM ROLL CALL PRAYER | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
1:00 p.m. | FOURTH GRAND ENTRY Introductions of Special Guests and Dignitaries Welcome by Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Chairman, Jaimie Azure | Lone Star Veterans Arena |
TINY TOTS Committee Special – Team DanceRecognizing All Service Men & Women Presenting Gold Star Certificates DANCE CONTEST CONTINUES (Alternating Order – Women/Men) DANCE CONTEST CONTINUES (Alternating Order – Girl/Boy) – FINALS Jr Adult (18-35): Women’s Trad., Men’s Trad, Jingle, Grass, Fancy Shawl, Fancy Feather | ||
TIE BREAKERS (All Categories) | Lone Star Veterans Arena | |
4:00 p.m. | FREE BUFFALO/BEEF FEED Buffalo is sponsored by Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation & Pow-wow Committee (Everyone Invited: Visitors, Guests, Spectators, etc.) | UTTC Cafeteria |
ANNOUNCEMENT OF GOLF/SOFTBALL//BASKETBALL/RUN-WALK CHAMPIONS AWARDS PRESENTED TO ALL SINGING/DANCING POWWOW “CHAMPIONS” | Lone Star Veterans Arena | |
CLOSING | DRUM CHAMPIONS SONG | Lone Star Veterans Arena |