Some South Dakota Wacipis & Pow-Wows - 2008
July
Iron Lightning Contest Pow wow
Iron Lightning, SD Pow wow Grounds
July 4, 2008
email to: dhighelk@yahoo.com or 605.964.7812
Rosebud C asino Annual Pow wow
Rosebud C asino
July 4 - 6, 2008
http://www.MAPS.com/
1.800.786.7673
Annual Sisseton-Wahpeton Wacipi
Agency Village, SD
Fourth of July Holiday
605.698.3911
Bear Soldier Pow wow
McLaughlin, SD: Bear Soldier Community
July 4 - 6, 2008
http://www.standingrocktourism.com/ or 605.823.4519
Wakpamni Lake Area Wacipi & Celebration
Friday-Sunday, July 4-6 at Batesland with family specials, all around special, hand game tournament and veteran�s honoring ceremonies, for information call Lanita or Mike at 454-8990, 862-2121 or 867-6127
Bateland, SD
Bear Creek Community Powwow
3rd weekend in July
Contact: 
605-685-6645
Martin, SD
Dupree Community Contest Pow wow
Dupree, SD: Pow wow Grounds
July 12 & 13, 2008
email to: dhighelk@yahoo.com or 605.964.7812
Pass Creek District Pow-wow
Friday-Sunday July 18-20 with grand entries 7pm on Friday and 1 and 7pm on Saturday and Sunday, for information call 605-455-2540 or 605-441-5477
Allen, SD
46th Annual Flandreau Santee Traditional Pow wow
Flandreau, SD
July 18 - 20, 2008
email to: webeditor@fsst.org
http://www.santeesioux.com/fsst_powwows.html or 605.997.3891/2870
44th annual Antelope Community Wacipi & Fair
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 18-20 at the Bill Menard Arena east of Mission on Rosebud with specials and honorings throughout the weekend, women�s fancy shawl special, youth activities, road run, parade, rodeo, horse shoe tourney, mud volleyball, t-ball, 3 on 3, Little League baseball, for information contact Grace Menard 605 828-4072
Antelope (east of Mission, SD)
Milk’s Camp Traditional Pow wow
St. Charles, SD
Fourth weekend in July
605.654.9042
Wounded Knee Memorial Ride and Powwow
Start in Ft. Yates, ND - End in Wounded Knee, SD
July 25-26, 2008
605.867.5416 or 262.903.0869
Running Antelope Wacipi
Little Eagle, SD
July 25 - 27, 2008
http://www.standingrocktourism.com/ or 605.823.4132
Kicking Bear Annual Powwow
last weekend in July
Contact: 605-867-1888
Manderson, SD
August
23rd Oglala Nation Fair and Rodeo
Thursday-Sunday, July 31-August 3 in Pine Ridge with warm-up wacipi on Thursday, grand entries at 1 and 7pm on Friday, 2 and 7pm on Saturday and 1pm on Sunday includes, softball, Little League, horseshoes, skateboard, 3 on 3 basketball, golf, health fair, walk/run/triathlon and much more, for information call 605-867-5821
Pine Ridge Village, SD
52nd Annual Fort Randall Traditional Pow wow
Lake Andes, SD
August 1 - 3, 2008
605.384.3641 or 605.487.7871 x 473
LaCreek Powwow
1st weekend in August
Contact: 605-685-6645
Martin, SD
Bear Creek Community Powwow and Celebration
2nd weekend in August
Contact: 605-685-6645
Bear Creek (north of Martin, SD)
Kul-Wicasa Oyate Fair & Contest Pow wow
Lower Brule, SD: Fair Grounds
August 8 - 10, 2008
http://www.lbst.org/ or 605.473.5561/5372
Rock Creek Wacipi
51st Annual Victory over Japan Celebration
Bullhead, SD: Rock Creek Community
August 8 - 10, 2008
http://www.standingrocktourism.com/ or 605.823.2026
Wild Horse Butte Powwow
2nd weekend in August
Contact: 605-685-2046
Wild Horse Butte (Martin, SD)
Medicine Root District Powwow
3rd weekend in August
Contact: 605-455-2448
Kyle, SD
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Annual Pow wow
Ft. Thompson, SD
Third weekend of August
605.245.2221
Wakpala Traditional Powwow
Wakpala, SD
August 15 - 27, 2008
http://www.standingrocktourism.com/ or 605.823.2026
Eagle Nest District Powwow
4th weekend in August
Contact: 605-462-6302
Wanblee, SD
132nd Annual Rosebud Fair, Rodeo & Contest Pow wow
Rosebud, SD: Pow wow Grounds
August 22 - 24, 2008
http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/ or 605.747.2381 or 605.747.2289
September
United Sioux Tribe’s Pow-wow
Ft. Pierre, SD
September
http://unitedsioux.com/ or 605.224.8861
Porcupine Powwow
1st weekend in September
Contact: 605-867-5728
Porcupine, SD
57th Annual Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Fair, Rodeo and Pow wow
Eagle Butte, SD
August 29 - Sept 1, 2008
email to: dhighelk@yahoo.com or 605.964.7812
39th United Tribes International pow wow
Thursday-Sunday, September 4-7 in Bismarck, North Dakota at United Tribes Technical College with Miss Indian Nations Pageant September 3-6, for information call 701-255-3285 ext. 1293
Bismark, ND
Annual American Indian Days Celebration “Gathering of the Wakanyeja” Pow wow
Chamberlain, SD: St. Joseph’s Indian School
September 20, 2008
http://www.stjo.org/ 605.734.3300
Northern Plains Tribal Arts Show & Pow wow
Sioux Falls, SD
September 25 - 28, 2008
email to: Jack.Herman@sintegleska.edu or http://www.sintegleska.edu/ or http://www.npiam.org/
October
Annual Black Hills Pow-wow and Art Expo
Rapid City, SD: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
October 10-12, 2008
http://www.blackhillspowwow.com/ or 605.341.0925
Dakota Anpetu Traditional Pow-wow
Sioux Falls, SD: Multi Cultural Center
October 13, 2008
email to: mccsf@msn.com or 605.367.7400
