Mission, OR – The dry weather provided high tones on ceremonial drums at the 25th Annual Wildhorse Pow Wow over the weekend. And while the heat made dancing in buckskin a challenge, competitors were undeterred and performances were lively and honorable.
Vendors provided hungry customers with plenty of fry bread topped with fruit jam, cinnamon sugar or melting peanut butter and satisfied thirst with fresh squeezed lemonade. Artisans sold beaded lanyards and handcrafted jewelry or printed tees and hats with Native American themes.
Drummers and dancers traveled from around the U.S. and Canada to compete for prize money and respect. Twenty-five drum groups participated along with 362 dancers, marking the 25th year of the colorful event.
| Category | Name | City | State | Tribe |
| Junior Boy’s Fancy | ||||
| 4th place | Jeremiah Wahchumwa | Tacoma | WA | Puyallup |
| 3rd Place | Julius Phoenix | Norwalk | CA | Tohono O’odham/Navajo |
| 2nd Place | Apollo Johnson | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
| 1st Place | Liam Beebe | Toppenish | WA | Blood |
| Junior Boy’s Grass | ||||
| 4th place | Jeryn Little Eagle | Wapato | WA | Yakama/Warm Springs |
| 3rd place | Leyson Kentle | Toppenish | WA | Warm Springs |
| 2nd place | Elijia Denny | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
| 1st place | Christopher Beebe | Toppenish | WA | Blood |
| 4th place | A’Tish Williams | Thornhollow | OR | CTUIR |
| 3rd place | Arthur Miller, Jr. | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
| 2nd place | Masen Jefferson | Marysville | WA | Tulalip/Coville |
| 1st place | Jayden Esquiro | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
| Junior Girl’s Fancy | ||||
| 4th place | Vera Johnson | Salem | OR | Burns Paiute |
| 3rd place | Aurora Whiskeyjack | Pendleton | OR | Saddle Lake Cree Nation |
| 2nd place | Tosha McCloud | Harrah | WA | Puyallup |
| 1st place | Valerie ScabbyRobe | White Swan | WA | Yakama |
| Junior Girl’s Jingle | ||||
| 4th place | Kalyssa Fuentes | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
| 3rd place | Alimae Jackson | White Swan | WA | Yakama |
| 2nd place | Anhinga Benally | Clearfield | UT | Dine |
| 1st place | Tosha McCloud | Harrah | WA | Puyallup |
| 4th place | Leona Smith | Lapwai | ID | Chippewa/Cree/Yakama |
| 3rd place | Tyla Freeman | Auburn | WA | Pawnee/Kiowa |
| 2nd place | Askewin Tom | Warm Springs | OR | Paiute/Lakota/CTWS |
| 1st place | Valerie ScabbyRobe | White Swan | WA | Yakama |
| Teen Boy’s Fancy | ||||
| 4th place | Caden Stewart | Pendleton | OR | Umatilla |
| 3rd place | MacAllister Selam | Wapato | WA | Yakama Nation |
| 2nd place | Sunhawk Barney | Portland | OR | Navajo/Burns Paiute |
| 1st place | I’it’na’kapi Scabby Robe | White Swan | WA | Yakama |
| Teen Boy’s Grass | ||||
| 4th place | Xavier Bolton | Chubbuck | ID | Blackfoot |
| 3rd place | Josh Cardinal | Calgary | AB | Water Hen Lake Cree |
| 2nd place | Tyas Beebe | Toppenish | WA | Blood |
| 1st place | Dezlin Walsey | Toppenish | WA | Warm Springs |
| The Originals, Elders Special | ||||
| Top Two Men | Greg Red Elk | Poplar | MT | Yankton/Dakota |
| Top Two Men | Wes Honena Sr. | Fort Hall | ID | Sho-Ban |
| Top Two Women | Ruth Jim | White Swan | WA | Yakama |
| Top Two Women | Nancy Tailfeathers | Warm Springs | OR | Wasco/Paiute |
| War Bonnet Special | ||||
| 3rd place | Carlos Calica | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
| 2nd place | George Meninick | Toppenish | WA | Yakama |
| 1st place | Nakia Williamson | Lapwai | ID | Nimiipuu |
| Women’s Cowgirl Special | ||||
| 3rd place | Tyera Alice Pete | Pendleton | OR | Diné |
| 2nd place | Edwina Morining Owl | Pilot Rock | OR | Yakama/Cree |
| 1st place | Patricia Heemsah | Toppenish | WA | Yakama |
| Round Bustle Special | ||||
| 3rd place | Terry Heemsah Sr. | Harrah | WA | Yakama |
| 2nd place | Brian George | Toppenish | WA | Yakama/Wasco |
| 1st place | Gary M. Villa | Warm Springs | OR | Warm Springs |
About Wildhorse Resort & Casino:
Centrally situated between Boise, Spokane and Portland, Wildhorse Resort & Casino is a premier destination for family getaways, business meetings and large conventions. The resort features a 24-hour casino, hotel, RV Park, seven restaurants, a five-screen Cineplex, 18-hole championship golf course, travel plaza (for commercial trucks and private vehicles) and a tribal museum. Expanded in 2011, there is no destination experience like it in the Pacific Northwest. Wildhorse offers over 1200 slots, all your favorite table games, live keno, bingo and live entertainment Thursday-Saturday. Wildhorse is located just off I-84 at exit 216, four miles east of Pendleton, OR. Wildhorse is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
