The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority was again a major co-sponsor for this years Chiefs 4th of July Pow-wow held on July 1, 2, 3 and 4, 2010 at the Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Pow-wow grounds. In addition to helping fund this event, the Housing Authority helped to sponsor the Horseshoe and Softball tournaments along with the annual Fireworks display held on June 30th in downtown Lame Deer.
This year’s pow-wow included appearances from some of the best dancers and Drum groups from all over the United States. This year’s pow-wow committee led by Tribal Councilman, Jace Killsback, put on an excellent event. On the first evening of the Pow-wow, onlookers filled the arena with excitement as they watched dancers „show their stuff‟. Nightly Grand Entry’s filled the arbor with contestants in all categories ranging from the Tiny Tots to the Golden Age division.
There were many people who noted that this was a good Pow-wow hosted by the Northern Cheyenne. There were talks of building the Arbor bigger for the coming years due to the fact that the pow-wow continually gets bigger. JD Old Mouse and Don “Pork Chops” Shoulderblade were the lead MC‟s and kept the audience on their feet the whole weekend with the jokes that only they could tell. The competition was fierce throughout the weekend with new and old Champions being crowned and many contestants walking away with some good payouts. The Singing Contests, Hand Drum contests and Specials contributed to making this year’s pow-wow enjoyable.
Board Chairman Claude Leedom had this to say: ”It was an honor for our program to be able to assist with this year’s festivities. To see all of our fellow Cheyenne who live off the reservation come home to enjoy this event and be around family is what it is all about. Seeing all of our local people with big smiles on their faces starting with the June 30th Fireworks display, and the Gary Small Band performance topping it off, was awesome. It is an honor for our program to be able to contribute in a big way to Community events such as this. I personally want to thank the hard work performed by our Summer youth workers and the NCTHA staff in helping to coordinate this successful event, Without their expertise, this event probably would not have happened. I also want to thank Jace Killsback and the 2010 Pow-wow committee for their dedication to our Cheyenne People in making this Pow-wow a success.”
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