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Welcome to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s Little Elk’s Retreat Pow Wow Princess Contest Page

One special young lady will be selected to represent the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe as Jr. Miss Saginaw Ojibwe in conjunction with the Little Elk’s Retreat Pow Wow. The tribal princess will be crowned on Friday evening at the pow wow.

Boozhu,
I am Leah Jo Denhof, Miss Saginaw Ojibwe for 2003-2004. I am 15 years old in the 10th grade. My parents are Carla Sheahan and Mikel Denhof. I am very involved with my tribe and people and I have traveled to California and Mississippi to represent my tribe. I enjoy all the pow wows I get to attend. I am secretary for the Three Fires Youth Council at Mount Pleasant High School and I am also enrolled in the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis. I plan to go to college to become a designer or pediatrician. I have two sisters, Ashley, who is 13 and Amber who is 5. My brother Eli is 16. My mom will be having a new baby soon, too. My family has lived in Grand Rapids and Traverse City, but mostly in Mount Pleasant. Miigwech for this great and wonderful experience as tribal princess.

Please print off the application and guidelines for the princess contests (click Here) and submit to:

The Naanooshke Women’s Circle
7th Generation / Elijah Elk Cultural Center,
7957 E. Remus Rd.
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858


For more information, call 989-775-4470.

Another special young lady will be selected as Miss Three Fires.The Miss Three Fires contest will take place during the Little Elk’s Retreat Pow Wow. She represents the three main tribes in Michigan and must be an enrolled member of one of the Ottawa, Potawatomi or Chippewa tribes and between the ages of 8 and 17 years old.

Booshoo,
My name is Cheyenne Petoskey; I'm 12 years old and a member of the Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians. I'm the proud daughter of Joyce
Petoskey and Walker Stonefish. It is with great honor and pride on behalf
of my family and the People of The Three Fires that I dance this crown in
Grand Entries all over the U.S. and Canada.