SHAKOPEE, Minn. – More than 900 registered dancers of all ages from the United States and Canada participated in more than 30 dance categories at the annual Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Wacipi from August 16-18 at the Wacipi Grounds on the SMSC reservation.

“Wacipi” (pronounced “wah-chee-pee” in the Dakota language) translates to “they dance.” This year’s Wacipi was dedicated to the memory of the late SMSC Chairman Stanley R. Crooks (November 27, 1941-August 25, 2012). Chairman Crooks was serving his sixth consecutive four-year term as Chairman at the time of his passing.

Following are the results of this year’s Wacipi:

Jr Girls’ Traditional Ages 6- 12
1st: Nichole Nordwall – Stillwater, OK
2nd: Sparrow Little Sky – Morley, AB
3rd: Alexa Gabbard – Moorhead, MN
4th: Starlitt Garfield – White Oak, OK
5th: Tylyn Thurman – Shawnee, OK

Teen Girls’ Traditional Ages 13-17
1st: Katrina Her Many Horses – Denver, CO
2nd: Taylor Clairmont – St. Paul, MN
3rd: Aerius Benton – Lac Courte Oreilles, WI
4th: Wamblie Little Sky – Morley, AB
5th: Dana Brown- Tama, IA

Jr Girls’ Jingle Ages 6-12
1st: Yanabah White Horse – Standing Buffalo, SK
2nd: Alice Brown Otter – Fort Yates, ND
3rd: Tashanna Redman – Standing Buffalo, SK
4th: Haley Bearstail – New Town, ND
5th: Mahto Raymond – Minneapolis, MN

Teen Girls’ Jingle Ages 13-17
1st: Lilia Kingbird – Wahpeton, ND
2nd: Waskwane Stonefish – Peshawbestown, MI
3rd: Shaydee Pretends Eagle – Bismarck, ND
4th: A-ya-Shay Schuyler – Detroit, Ml
5th: Raigain Olson – Winnipeg, MB

Jr Girls’ Fancy Shawl Ages 6-12
1st: Malia Jacobs – Oneida, WI
2nd: Emaree Iron Hawk – Eagle Butte, SD
3rd: Cherish Kingbird – Ponemah, MN
4th: Morning Star Roberts – Ada, OK
5th: Star Her Many Horses – Denver, CO

Teen Girls’ Fancy Shawl Ages 13-17
1st: Brenah Wahweotton – Mayetta, KS
2nd: OkeTisha Roberts – Atwood, OK
3rd: Raven Sanchez – Bernalio, NM
4th: Sky Black Kettle – Calgary, AB
5th: Beedoskah Stonefish – Peshawbestown, MI

Jr Boys’ Traditional Ages 6-12
1st: T.J. Good Nature – Fort Yates, ND
2nd: Frederich Fox – Roseglen, ND
3rd: Lincoln Kingbird – Wahpeton, ND
4th: Jonah Jackson – Spirit Lake, ND
5th: Misun Clairmont – Lakewood, CO

Teen Boys’ Traditional Ages 13-17
1st: Talon White-Eye – Sarnia, ON
2nd: Lakota Little Sky – Kyle, SD
3rd: Tristan Lasley – Tama, IA
4th: Donovan Haury – Apache, OK
5th: Teddy Yazzie – Standing Buffalo, SK

Jr Boys’ Grass Ages 6-12
1st: Wambdi Clairmont – Lakewood, CO
2nd: Hunter Street – Fort Yates, ND
3rd: Bodie Nordwal l – Stillwater, OK
4th: Chaske Jacobs – Oneida, WI
5th: Tate Bear – Tama, IA

Teen Boys’ Grass Ages 13-17
1st: Misun Mills – Thunder Valley, SD
2nd: Gabe Desrosiers, Jr. – Browns Valley, MN
3rd: Omashkoanee Santos – St. Paul, MN
4th: Desmond Madera – Coeur d’Alene, ID
5th: Jai Knight – Thunder Valley, SD

Jr Boys Fancy Ages 6-12
1st: Buster Cleveland – Lyndon Station, WI
2nd: Tyler Thurman – Shawnee, OK
3rd: David Cleveland – Lyndon Station, WI
4th: Cash Draper – Kirtland, NM
5th: Maurice “Moe” Gardner – Ethete, WY

Teen Boys’ Fancy Ages 13-17
1st: Terrance Cleveland – Lyndon Station, WI
2nd: Jessup Yazzie – Eagle Butte, SD
3rd: Sonny Means – Eagle Butte, SD
4th: Koy Bearstail – Sioux Falls, SD
5th: Delano Cleveland – Lyndon Station, WI

Women’s Golden Ages 55 & over
1st: Denise One Star – Two Strikes, SD
2nd: Madelynn Goodwill – Sioux Falls, SD
3rd: Carmen Clairmont – Lakewood, CO
4th: Vera King Bird – Bemidji, MN
5th: Karen J. Pheasant – Edmonton, AB

Men’s Golden Ages 55 & over
1st: Terry Fiddler – Red Wing, MN
2nd: Wayne Pushetonequa – Tama, IA
3rd: Ivan Lonechild – Calgary, AB
4th: Albert R. King Sr. – Oneida, WI
5th: Gary Richards – Allen, SD

Jr Adult Women’s Traditional Ages 18-34
1st: Krista-Marie Goodwill – Fort Qu’Appelle, SK
2nd: Tierra Labelle – Morley, AB
3rd: Delmarina One Feather – Oglala, SD
4th: Jasmine Fiddler – Red Wing, MN
5th: Cindy Ward, Black River Falls, WI

Jr Adult Women’s Southern Buckskin/Cloth Ages 18-34
1st: Hauli Sioux Gray – Yukon, OK
2nd: Sophia Thurman – Shawnee, OK
3rd: Amanda Harris – Jones, OK
4th: DaLynn Alley – White Oak, OK
5th: Cheryl Iron – Fort Collins, CO

Jr Adult Women’s Jingle Ages 18-34
1st: Tonya Jo Hall – Fort Yates, ND
2nd: Dabney Warren – Saskatoon, SK
3rd: Stephanie Nordwall – Stillwater, OK
4th: Cherish Lonetree – Delton, WI
5th: Ryanne White – Kyle, SD

Jr Adult Women’s Fancy Ages 18-34
1st: Amber Cleveland Redman – Bismarck, ND
2nd: Joey Bird – Brookings, SD
3rd: Nahmi Lasley – Tama, IA
4th: Keya Clairmont – Denver, CO
5th: Bobbi Lyn Fredrick – Lawrence, KS

Sr Adult Women’s Traditional Ages 35-54
1st: Andrea Redman – Fort Qu’Appelle, SK
2nd: Orrie Little Sky – Morley, AB
3rd: Kelly Mae Downwind – Red Lake, MN
4th: Terra Trujillo – Denver, CO
5th: Angela Hindsley – Wisconsin Dells, WI

Sr Adult Women’s Southern Buckskin/Cloth Ages 35-54
1st: Danita Goodwill – Hiawatha, KS
2nd: Toni Mule – Norman, OK
3rd: Bridgette Morris – Walthill, NE
4th: Salina No Ear – Todome, Tulsa, OK
5th: Pauline Tsosie – Claremore, OK

Sr Adult Women’s Jingle Ages 35-54
1st: Anika Top Sky – Rocky Boy, MT
2nd: Winona Kingbird – Wahpeton, ND
3rd: Dianne Desrosiers – Browns Valley, MN
4th: Rebecca Roberts – Ada, OK
5th: Melinda Goodwill – Jumping Deer Creek, SK

Sr Adult Women’s Fancy Ages 35-54
1st: Kellie LeBeau-Janis, Eagle Butte, SD
2nd: Crystal Cleveland – Eau Claire, WI
3rd: Michelle Girman – Kipp, Missoula, MT
4th: Gena Top Sky – Rocky Boy, MT
5th: Delores Gabbard – Moorhead, MN

Jr Adult Men’s Traditional Ages 18-34
1st: Novi Runsabove – Thunder Valley, SD
2nd: John Richards – Allen, SD
3rd: Joe Syrette – Mt. Pleasant, MI
4th: Zane Tacan – Sioux Valley, MB
5th: Eli Snow – Morley, AB

Jr Adult Men’s Southern Straight Ages 18-34
1st: Erwin Morris – Walthill, NE
2nd: Marshall Funmaker – Suttons Bay, Ml
3rd: Audie Todome – Tahlequah, OK
4th: Kiowa Cozad – Hominy, OK
5th: Mervel La Rose – Havre, MT

Jr Adult Men’s Grass Ages 18-34
1st: Trae Little Sky – Morley, AB
2nd: Adam Nordwall – Stillwater, OK
3rd: Julius Not Afraid – Allen, SD
4th: James Bud Day – St. Paul, MN
5th: Brian Thunder – Crandon, WI

Jr Adult Men’s Fancy Ages 18-34
1st: Eric Bird – Cherokee, NC
2nd: Marque Crawford – Cass Lake, MN
3rd: Kenny Pratt Jr. – Sioux Valley, MB
4th: White Coyote Holy Bull – Rosebud, SD
5th: Mitchell Baker – New Town, ND

Sr Adult Men’s Traditional Ages 35-54
1st: Gabriel Cleveland – Kent, WA
2nd: Chaske LaBlanc – Morton, MN
3rd: Tony Wahweotten – Mayetta, KS
4th: Richard Street – Fort Totten, ND
5th: Lonny Street – Hollister, NC

Sr Adult Men’s Southern Straight Ages 35-54
1st: Terry Tsotigh – Edmond, OK
2nd: Kelly Grant – Pine Hill, NM
3rd: Everett Moore – Jones, OK
4th: Sean Spicer – Miami, OK
5th: Milton Miller Sr. – Walthill, NE

Sr Adult Men’s Grass Ages 35-54
1st: Clifton Goodwill – Pasqua, KS
2nd: Lakota Clairmont – Lakewood, CO
3rd: Mike One Star – Two Strike, SD
4th: Arlan Whitebreast – Tama, IA
5th: Michael Davi – Brooklyn Park, MN

Sr Adult Men’s Fancy Ages 35-54
1st: Spike Draper – Kirtland, NM
2nd: Michael Roberts – Ada, OK
3rd: Larry Yazzie – Tama, IA
4th: Jay Mule – Norman, OK
5th: Tyler Lasley – Tama, IA

Adult Men’s Chicken Dance
1st: Rooster Top Sky – Rocky Boy Agency, MT
2nd: Marty Thurman – Shawnee, OK
3rd: Dustin Whitford – Rocky Boy, MT
4th: Isaiah Stewart – Lawrence, KS
5th: Rod Atapynum – Gallivan, SK

About the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe located southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul. With a focus on being a good neighbor, good steward of the earth, and good employer, the SMSC is committed to community partnerships, charitable donations, a healthy environment, and a strong economy. The SMSC and the SMSC Gaming Enterprise (Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino) are the largest employer in Scott County. Out of a Dakota tradition to help others, the SMSC has also donated nearly $272 million since 1992, including more than $152 million to other tribes, tribal organizations, and American Indian causes.