Third General Assembly. Gallery A Youth Honor Luncheon. Gallery B Panels. Gallery C Culture Night PowWow. Gallery D Culture Night PowWow. Gallery E National Congress of American Indians The 64th annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians Day 4, Third General Assembly, Youth Honor Luncheon, Various panels, and Culture Night PowWow. CULTURE NIGHT Honored Head Staff: Master of Ceremony: Lance Allrunner and John Emhoolah, Arena Director: Randy Medicinebear, Lakota, Honored Host Drum: No. Arapaho Eagle Society, John Yellowplume and Burnett Whiteplume, Honored Host Drum: No. Ute Red Spirit, A.J. Kanip, Honored Host Drum: So. Ute 12 Guage, Jake Rider Host Northern Drum: Denver Singers, Frank Sherwood, Host Southern Drum: Waterbird, Andy Cozad, Head Man Dancer: Novi Smith, No Cheyenne Shinnecock, Head Lady Dancer: Terra Trujillo, Taos Mesquaki, Head Boy Dancer: Wambdi Clairmont, Lakota Mesquaki, Head Girl Dancer: Mikayla Sherwood, Arikara Dine’. Color Guards: Southern Ute Veterans Association, Ute Mountain Ute Honor Guard and Intertribal Veterans of CO. PROGRAM: American Indian Heritage Celebration Ceremonials, hosted by: Colorado Commission on Indian Affairs. Ute Bear Dance, Hosted by: Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Northern Ute Tribes of CO and UT. GRAND ENTRY: Invocation by Phil Joe Fish Dupoint, Kiowa. Flag Song and Victory Song. Welcome by Lt. Governor Barbara OBrian and NCAI Local Planning Committee. Introductory of Head Staff, Color Guards, Royalty, and Recognition to Sponsors. PRESENTED BY: NCAI Local Planning Committee, Co Chairs: Ben Sherman & Ernest House. NCAI LPC Culture Night Committee: Co Chairs: John Emhoolah and Deb Emhoolah Sankey Lance Allrunner, Frank Sherwood, Stephanie Jerome, Thompson Williams, Eddie Sherman, Thomas Steirer, Matthew Box So Ute Rep, Terry Knight Ute Mtn Ute Rep, Ben Ridgely No Arap Rep Convention sponsors include Colorados Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes, Walt Disney Parks, WalMart Stores Inc., Merrill Lynch, KeyBank, United Healthcare and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Co-chairs of the Colorado Planning Committee for the convention Ernest House Jr., executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs and Ben Sherman president of Denvers Western American Indian Chamber. Colorado Planning Committee members Ute Mountain Ute Chairman Manuel Heart, Southern Ute Vice Chairman Matthew Box. CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE MAIN NCAI CONVENTION PAGE        RETURN TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN GALLERIES HOME PAGE       RETURN TO THE MAIN GALLERY HOME PAGE