Lyle Anderson Smoke Dance Competition Draws Hundreds

Located just outside of Caledonia, the Plank Road One Stop hosted the Lyle Anderson Memorial Smoke Dance Competition this Sunday, July 26.

With several wampum belt flags erected on wooden poles marking the dancing circle, dancers arrived and began preparing for the competition. The competition got off to a late start as speaker Cam Hill postponed to wait for dancers still dancing for the Grand River Powwow.

Spectators and family members gathered around the circle as Haudenosaunee social dances intertwined with smoke dances and age groups from junior to golden age competed. Along with “Shake the Bush” and “Women’s Shuffle Dance,” dancers also competed in a “Switch Dance,” where men and women partner to trade regalia and compete in their partner’s outfits.

Winners for the contest are as follows:

 

Junior Girls

1st – Grayce Anderson

2nd – Laniya Antone

3rd – Caye John

4th  – Meira McDonald.

 

Junior Boys

1st – Dodie Shenandoah

2nd – Jacob Skye

3rd – Shakorennawis Doxtator-Swamp

4th – Errick Antone

 

Teen Girls

1st – Iaonhatie Deom

2nd – Marissa Anderson

3rd – Chooch Jonathan

4th – A.J. Douglas

 

Teen Boys

1st – Frank Wasaw

2nd – Keelan Green

3rd – Sako Elijah

4th – Sequoia Hill

 

Adult Women

1st – Monique Powless

2nd – Keysa Parker

3rd – Yegunaharaeta Printup

4th – Brittany Clause

 

Adult Men

1st – Eddie Santiago

2nd – Eddie Jimerson

3rd – Dexter Jimerson

4th – Adam Norwall

 

Golden Age Women

1st – Sue Isaacs

2nd – Lisa Parker

3rd – Brenda Mitten

4th – Donna Phillips

 

Golden Age Men

Lou Johnson & son Coby Johnson

 

Switch Dance

Montana Martin

Dexter Jimerson

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