Welcome to the 27th Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow
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Date & Times
May 17 & 18, 2025 – Saturday 10 am-10 pm & Sunday 10 am-4 pm
Location
Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Pow Wow Grounds on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation
at Marksville, LA, 71351. (Outdoors)
Admission
General Admission – $8; Adult Weekend Pass – $15; Children (5 yrs & Younger) – $5;
Dancers will be admitted with assigned numbers.
Native American Dance Competition
(3 places in each category): Golden Age (Ages 55+) 4 categories ~ Men & Women’s Northern and Southern; Senior Adult (Ages 36-54); Men & Women – 8 M & W dance categories); Adult (Ages 20-35; 8 Men & Women categories); Teen (Ages 13-19; 8 Boy & Girl categories) ; Junior (Ages 7-12; 8 Boy & Girl categories),
Chicken Dance category – Adult (Age 17+). Tiny -Tots (6yrs. & under on Sat & Sun.). Entry fee is $8 for dance competition participants. No fee for Tiny Tots.
Lodging
Reservations are welcome by direct phone call to our special group reservations
number at Paragon Casino Resort reservations office (800) 642-7777 and/or fax to (318) 240-6601. Rate code: TBP15GR
Not sure if a hotel stay is right for you? No problem! Be sure to check out our
resort-style RV Park and Cabins
If you are a Tunica-Biloxi citizen, please log in to the Citizen’s Portal for more information about our tribal rates and codes.
Grand Entries Registration (Dance & Drum)
Saturday, May 17 ~ 1:00PM & 7:00PM Saturday, May 18 ~ 8:00AM – 12:30PM Sunday, May 18 ~ 12:00PM
Online Registration
The Pow Wow Features Over 30 Food and Craft Vendors
Contact Babette Bordelon – babette.bordelon@tunica.org or Paulette Voiselle – pvoiselle@tunica.org or 800-272-9767
Pow Wow Education Day
Children, parents, and families are invited to a FREE Open-to-the public Youth Education Day ahead of the 27th Annual Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Tunic-Biloxi Gymnasium (across the street from pow wow grounds) on the. Call Elisabeth Pierite (319) 240-6432. Event includes pow wow dance demonstrations, singing, storytelling, and craft demonstrations.
Click here for more information and details on how to participate
2025 Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow Head Staff
Head Lady
Hauli Sioux
Gray Youkon, OK
Head Man Dancer
Cecil Gray
Yukon, OK
Invited Drums
Head Dance Judge
Randy Frazier
Oklahoma City, OK
Head Gourd Dancer
August “Cocoa”
Creppel Marrero, LA
Drum
Young Buffalo
Horse Shawnee, OK
Southern Host Drum
Otter Trail
Singers Apache, OK
Co-Emcee
Marty Thurman
Shawnee, OK
Co-Emcee
Tim Tall Chief
Jones, OK
Northern Host
Singers Chinle, AZ
AC Woodlands Singers
Buc Wild
Livingston, TX
Thunder Boy Singers
Tim Tall Chief
Oklahoma City, OK
Medicine Tail Singers
Flomaton, AL
Dance Competition – Up to $43,000 in Prizes
Competition points start at 1PM Saturday (Grand Entry)
Men – Chicken/Traditional/Straight/Grass/Fancy
Women – Cloth/Buckskin/Jungle/Fancy
27th Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow Contest Prizes
| GA Men/Women So & No (55+) | $700 | 4 | $2,800 |
| GA Men/Women So & No (55+) | $500 | 4 | $2,000 |
| GA Men/Women So & No (55+) | $300 | 4 | $1200 |
| Men’s Chicken (17+) | $700 | 1 | $700 |
| Men’s Chicken (17+) | $500 | 1 | $500 |
| Men’s Chicken (17+) | $300 | 1 | $300 |
| SR Adult M/W (36-54) | $700 | 8 | $5,600 |
| SR Adult M/W (36-54) | $500 | 8 | $4,000 |
| SR Adult M/W (36-54) | $300 | 8 | $2,400 |
| Adult M/W (20-35) | $700 | 8 | $5,600 |
| Adult M/W (20-35) | $500 | 8 | $4,000 |
| Adult M/W (20-35) | $300 | 8 | $2,400 |
| Teen (13-19) | $300 | 8 | $2,400 |
| Teen (13-19) | $150 | 8 | $1,200 |
| Teen (13-19) | $75 | 8 | $600 |
| Jr (7-12) | $300 | 8 | $2,400 |
| Jr (7-12) | $150 | 8 | $1,200 |
| Jr (7-12) | $75 | 8 | $600 |
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| Committee Mystery Special | $500 | ||
| Committee Mystery Special | $500 | ||
| Committee Mystery Special | $500 | ||
| Committee Mystery Special | $500 | ||
| Committee Couples Dance Special | $1000 | ||
| Tiny Tot ($5 on Sat & Sun) | $5 | $40 | $200 |
| TOTAL | $43,100 |
2023 Pow Wow Gallery
