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2001 KBIC Maawanji’Äôiding schedule of
events ’Ķ
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At the July 2000 KBIC Pow
Wow, Master of Ceremonies Bucko Teeple, Bay Mills Reservation,
left, leads Youth Dance Competition winners Kateri Bender, right,
Bad River, Wis., and her partner, Chris Connor, KBIC, around
the dance arena for audience applause, which helped
determine the final winners. Teeple will again serve as one
of the MCs at the 2001 KBIC Pow Wow this weekend in Baraga.
(Keweenaw Today file photo)
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BARAGA
’Äì The
23rd annual Keweenaw Bay Maawanji’Äôiding, or
Gathering of People, will again honor the earth with
dance, song and drum from Friday, July 27, through
Sunday, July 29, at the Ojibway Campground, just
north of Baraga on U.S. 41. Hosted by the Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community (KBIC), the Maawanji’Äôiding
brings
together multiple generations of Native Americans
from the Great Lakes area. The weekend events ’Äì
including a variety of traditional dances, songs and
drums, adult and youth two-step competitions and
fry-bread making contests ’Äì are open to the
public.
Schedule of Events
Friday, July 27
10 a.m. Traditional Teachings
7 p.m. Grand Entry, Welcome by Tribal Chairman,
Introducing the 2001 KBIC
Princess, Honored Elders
Saturday, July 28
9:30 a.m. Honor Dances and Specials
11 a.m. Fry Bread Contest (Adult & Youth
Categories)
1 p.m. Grand Entry
4 p.m. Youth Two-Step Championship
6 p.m. Jessica Dakota ’Äì Flute & Violin
Artist
7 p.m. Grand Entry, Veterans Special
11:30 pm Midnight Two-Step Championship
Sunday, July 29
1 p.m. Grand Entry
4 p.m. Give-away
Weekend admission
Age 13 and over = $5.00
Age 6 to 12 = $3.00
Elder (55 and above) = $3.00
5 and under = free
Daily admission
Age 13 and over = $3.00
Age 6 to 12 = $2.00
Elder (55 and above) = $2.00
5 and under = free
The Grand Entry = Grand Entry, Invocation,
Flag Song, Posting of the Colors,
Veterans Song.
Exhibition Dancing = Men's Traditional,
Women's Traditional, Men's Fancy,
Women's Fancy Shawl, Men's Grass Dance, Women's
Jingle Dress
Also, there is Inter-Tribal Dancing, Sneak-up,
Crow-Hop and Hoop Dancing.
Host Drum is Tree Town Singers from Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Co-Host Drum is Lake Vermilion Singers from Tower,
Minnesota
Head Dancers are Vincent Bender, Jr and
Beatrice Bender (brother & sister)
from the Bad River Reservation in Odanah, Wisconsin.
Head Veteran Dancer is Jim St. Arnold of
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
Head Youth Dancers are Shiloh Lussier and
Cody Blue, both of the Keweenaw
Bay Indian Community.
MCs are John Baily from the Grand River Odawa
Nation, Bucko Teeple from Bay Mills Indian
Community, and Ted Holappa from Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community.
During the week, our traditional teachers
have been: Daintry Kewayosh, a
Potawatomi/Odawa/Ojibway from Walpole Island; Mark
Bruder, an Ojibway from Manitoulin Island; Wes
Whetung, an Ojibway from the Curve Lake First
Nation; Leona Stevens, an Ojibway from the
Mississauga First Nation; Vicki Dowd, Potawatomi
from the Hannahville Indian Community; Donnie Dowd,
Ojibway from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community; and
Ted Holappa, Ojibway from the Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community.
Click
here for more photos of last year's Maawanji’Äôiding
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