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AUGUST 4 - 6, 2023

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Join Us Celebrating 3 days of Vibrant Indigenous Culture!

Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) membership, Council and the Kamloopa Powwow Society are truly honoured to have the opportunity to welcome everyone to the 42nd annual Kamloopa Powwow taking place August 4 – 6, 2023 at the beautiful Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc Special Events Facility (the Arbour) within Tk’emlupsemcúlecw.

A Powwow brings people together in a good way. By being together, we will celebrate our culture and lift our spirits up. Kamloopa Powwow helps to honour our personal pride as First Nations and share our beautiful culture and territory with the world.

The Kamloopa Powwow expects another large tur n-out with an estimated 500 dancers and drummers from all across Canada and the United States. Attendees can expect to enjoy amazing drumming and dancing, colourful regalia, great food, and shopping at the artisan vendor booths.

Please remember that this is a drug and alcoholfree event. Parking is available on-site and tickets can be purchased at the gate.

On behalf of our Membership and Leadership, we look forward to seeing all of you there. We would like to wish everyone a fun and safe Powwow!

Respectfully,

Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir (Chief) On behalf of Council

Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc

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PUBLISHED BY Schedule Of Events 6-8 Judge Rules 9 Dance Rules 9 Drum Rules 10 Princess Pageant Rules 12 For Your Information 14 Eagle Whistles & Eagle Feather Pick-Up 14 Prize Payout List 18 Grand Entry Line Up 20 Corporate Sponsors 24-25 Host Drums 26 Kamloopa Powwow Princesses 28 Tk’emlúps Te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) and Council 30 Head Staff 30 KAMLOOPA 2023 KAMLOOPA POWWOW | 5

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, August 4

8:30 AM

- Box office, facilities, & vendors open NOON

- Registration opens for:

• Princess Pageant & Visiting Royalty

• Drum & Dance Categories

6:45 PM

- Drum Roll Call

- Drum Song

- Grand entry

- Invocation

7:00 PM

- Flag song & victory song

- Opening remarks: Chief Rosanne Casimir

- Welcome song

- Plateau feather pick-up

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:

JUNIOR CATEGORIES –AGES 7-12

• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional

• Girls Jingle • Boys Grass

• Girls Fancy • Boys Fancy

• Boys Chicken

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:

MEN’S BUCKSKIN – AGES 18+

GOLDEN AGE CATEGORIES – AGES 60 & OVER

• Women’s Golden Age • Men’s Golden Age

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:

TEEN CATEGORIES – AGES 13-17

• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional

• Girls Jingle • Boys Grass

• Girls Fancy • Boys Fancy

• Boys Chicken

10:00 PM

- Registration closed for the evening

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITIONS:

SR ADULT CATEGORIES – AGES 40-59

• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional

• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass

• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy

• Men’s Chicken

INTERTRIBALS:

JR ADULT CATEGORIES – AGES 18-39

• Women’s Traditional • Men’s Traditional

• Women’s Jingle • Men’s Grass

• Women’s Fancy • Men’s Fancy

• Men’s Chicken

RETIRE THE COLOURS AT MIDNIGHT

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, August 5

8:30 AM

- Box office, facilities, & vendors open

10:00 AM

- Registration opens for:

• Princess Pageant & Visiting Royalty

• Drum & Dance Categories

11:45 AM

- Drum Roll Call

- Drum Song

- Registration closed

• Princess Pageant

• Drum & Dance Categories

- Grand entry

- Invocation

- Flag Song & Victory Song

INTERTRIBALS EXHIBITIONS:

TINY TOT CATEGORIES – AGES 6 & UNDER

• Tiny Tot Girls • Tiny Tot Boys

INTERTRIBALS:

AKIO PIERRO COMING-OUT

RETIRE THE COLOURS AT MIDNIGHT

NOON

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, August 6

10:45 AM

- Princess contestants report to stage

11:00 AM

- Introduction: Princess Pageant Contestants

- Pageant Contest: Songs by Host Drum, Speeches & Talent Shows

- Straight Song for all Contestants

11:45 AM

- Drum Roll Call

- Drum Song

- Grand entry

- Invocation

NOON

- Flag Song & Victory Song

- Closing Remarks: Chief Rosanne Casimir

INTERTRIBALS EXHIBITION:

TINY TOT CATEGORIES – AGES 6 & UNDER

• Tiny Tot Girls • Tiny Tot Boys

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITION FINALS:

JUNIOR CATEGORIES: AGES 7- 12

• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional

• Girls Jingle • Boys Grass

• Girls Fancy • Boys Fancy

• Boys Chicken

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITION FINALS:

TEEN CATEGORIES – AGES 13-17

• Girls Traditional • Boys Traditional

• Girls Jingle • Boys Grass

• Girls Fancy • Boys Fancy

• Boys Chicken

INTERTRIBALS

MISS KAMLOOPA’S ORANGE DRESS SPECIAL CONTEMPORARY & OLDSTYLE

Sponsored by the 2022-2023 Miss Kamloopa Dawn Hunter

CROWNING & VICTORY

2023 - 2024 MISS KAMLOOPA PRINCESS

INTERTRIBALS COMPETITION FINALS:

MEN’S BUCKSKIN – AGES 18+

GOLDEN AGE CATEGORIES – AGES 60+

• Women’s Golden Age

• Men’s Golden Age

INTERTRIBALS

JOHN PIERRO MEN’S TRADITIONAL MEMORIAL SPECIAL

INTERTRIBALS

JAYLEEN MICHELL WOMEN’S FANCY SPECIAL

JUDGE RULES

• The Arena Director, Whipman and Head Drum Judges will choose judges for all competitions.

• If a judge is caught judging a relative, their ballot will be considered invalid.

• All decisions will be final, i.e., you cannot change your decision once it has been submitted to the Head Staff for tallying; and

• Be sure of the numbers, write down the numbers clearly, and sign each ballot.

DANCE RULES

• All contestants must be registered before the start of the 12:00 noon grand entry on Saturday, July 30, 2023, and must wear the number issued to them (there will be no late registration of dancers).

• Dancers must self-identify as Indigenous.

• All dance numbers must be visible to the judges and tabulators during the competitions and grand entries.

• All contestants must be in grand entry to receive points. The only exception is for dancers registered to the host drum(s), for which those dancers must be dressed and are responsible for giving their numbers to the tabulators before grand entry.

• Each contestant will be judged on skill, dress, and dance ability. Judging will be strictly on a point system, beginning on Grand Entry Friday as follows:

- 1st Grand Entry: 75 points

- 2nd to 4th Grand Entry: 50 points

- Spot Checks/Exhibitions: 25 points

- 1st place: 50 points

- 2nd place: 25 points

- 3rd place: 15 points

- 4th place: 10 points

- Tie Breaker: 1 point

• If an eagle feather of a contestant’s regalia falls or is dropped during competition, then they must disqualify themself for that session and may be disqualified by the Arena Director or Whipman if the dancer does not disqualify themselves.

• Each contestant can only register in one (1) dance category, with the exception being Specials.

• There is zero tolerance for drugs or alcohol if dancers are in the possession or suspected to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, they will be disqualified from the contest.

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DRUM RULES

• All lead singers must register their drum and all the singers with that drum.

• There will be no late registration for drums, all drums must be registered before Drum Roll Call at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2023.

• No singers are allowed to register to more than one (1) drum group, and no drum hopping.

• All singers must be present and ready to sing when called upon. Points will be given for drum roll call, intertribal and contest songs. During contest songs, all drums will be allowed four (4) starts, during intertribal songs, all drums will be allowed five (5) leads unless otherwise directed by head staff.

• Drummers must keep the drum area clean.

• All drums must have a minimum of five (5) singers per group before registration and set up.

• Intertribals will go in left to right drum rotation, and Contest will go in right to left drum rotation.

• There are no drugs or alcohol allowed. If drummers are in possession or suspected to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, they will be disqualified.

• Each drum will be judged on a point system beginning on Friday, July 29, 2023, as follows:

- Present at drum roll call: 10 points for each Grand Entry (1 point deducted for each singer missing)

- Leads: 5 points (each lead from a different singer is a point)

- Starts singing when called upon: 5 points

- Singing: 5 points

- Drumming: 5 points

- Appropriate song: 5 points

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PRINCESS PAGEANT RULES

• All contestants must be 13 to 17 years old.

• Each contestant will be asked to:

• Perform one straight dance.

• Say a speech on a topic of choice

• Perform a talent of choice

• Must sell 50/50 tickets starting on Saturday, July 30, 2023

• All contestants will be judged on a point system. There will be a total of one hundred points possible from each judge in five of the follows:

- Outfit: 20 points

- Dance: 20 points

- Speech: 20 points - Talent: 20 points

- Poise & Appearance: 20 points

- Total: 100 Points

• In addition, the 50/50 tickets sold will be calculated out of 100 points and pro-rated for each contestant to their equivalent number of tickets sold. For example, if the least tickets sold = 1000 and the most tickets sold = 5000, then the contestant who sells the least tickets will get 20 points, and the contestant who sells the most tickets will get 100 points.

• The successful princess must return the crown; and

• The powwow committee will judge the pageant.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

1) SHOWER FACILITIES: Showers are available.

2) CAMPFIRES: WILL NOT be permitted within any of the camping areas.

3) PARENTS, PLEASE WATCH YOUR CHILDREN!

4) PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB: Dancers often leave blankets on the bleachers to reserve their space. Out of respect for the dancers and their families, please do not move or remove any chairs or blankets.

5) RESERVED SEATING: The bleachers to the right and left of the stage are reserved for special guests and elders. The first two rows around the lawn chair seating area are reserved for the dancers and their families.

6) RECORDERS: Recorders must give mike runners priority to all drums.

7) This is an alcohol and drug-free event, strictly enforced by security.

8) Twenty-four (24) Hour First Aid & Security are located at the north entrance.

9) The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and the Kamloopa Powwow Society will not be held responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged articles or injuries.

10) PHOTO TAKING: There are appropriate times and places to take pictures. Please do not take pictures surrounding the judges as it may cause interference with contestant number collection and no video camera set up inside the arbor or around the drum areas. Please turn off cameras during the blowing of whistles or feather pick-ups.

11) PETS: No dogs are permitted in the arbor.

12) PARKING: In the Special Events Facility, parking is run on a first come, first serve basis. Any people leaving, including contestants, during supper break or any other time may not be able to reenter the facility if it is full to its capacity.

13) SMOKING: No smoking is permitted in the arbor.

Thank you, Kamloopa Powwow Society

Eagle Whistles & Eagle Feather Pick-Up

• Four veterans will be called upon to do all feather pick-ups. The only exception will be for eagle bustles, fans or a full complete piece that has feathers on it.

• No whistles are to be blown during competitions.

• Anyone having blown a whistle shall report to the Whipman or the Arena Director; and

• There will be no exceptions for fanning a drum.

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City

The City of Kamloops is located on Tk ’emlúps te Sec wépemc territor y, situated within the unceded ancestral lands of the Sec wépemc Nation. It ’s a privilege for our community to be able to join in the festivities of the Kamloopa Pow Wow each year. Thank you to our neighbours and friends at Tk ’emlúps te Sec wépemc for hosting this world- class celebration of First Nations culture

Sincerely, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson

Councillor Dale Bass

Councillor Nanc y Bepple

Councillor Kelly Hall

Councillor Stephen Karpuk

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TRADITIONAL, GRASS, JINGLE, FANCY & CHICKEN

Tiny Tot - Girls & Boys

• $1,000 Split ($5 Each)

Juniors Categories - Ages 7-12

• 1st: $250 • 3rd: $150

• 2nd: $200 • 4th: $100

Teens Categories - Ages 13-17

• 1st: $500 • 3rd: $300

• 2nd: $400 • 4th: $200

Junior Adult Categories - Ages 18-39

• 1st: $1,000 • 3rd: $600

• 2nd: $800 • 4th: $400

Drumming Competitions

• 1st: $10,000 • 6th: $500

• 2nd: $8,000 • 7th: $500

• 3rd: $6,000 • 8th: $500

• 4th: $4,000 • 9th: $500

• 5th: $2,000 • 10th: $500

Senior adult categories - Ages 40-59

• 1st: $1,000 • 3rd: $600

• 2nd: $800 • 4th: $400

Golden Age Categories - Ages 60+

• 1st: $1,000 • 3rd: $600

• 2nd: $800 • 4th: $400

Men’s Buckskin - Ages 18+

• 1st: $1,000 • 3rd: $600

• 2nd: $800 • 4th: $400

Princess Pageant

• 1st: $400

• 2nd: $300

• 3rd: $200

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GRAND ENTRY LINE UP

• Flag Bearers

• War Veterans

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• Visiting Chiefs & Councillors

• Visiting Royalty

• Men’s Buckskin

• Golden Age Categories:

• Men’s Golden Age

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• Men’s Traditional

• Men’s Grass

• Men’s Fancy

• Men’s Chicken

• Women’s Traditional

• Women’s Jingle

• Women’s Fancy

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• Men’s Traditional

• Men’s Grass

• Men’s Fancy

• Men’s Chicken

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• Women’s Jingle

• Women’s Fancy

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• Boys Grass

• Boys Fancy

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• Girls Fancy

• Girls Jingle

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