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Here is a little recap of the Inaugural Ohi:yo’ Art Market and competition. Nya:wëh to the staff of the Onöhsagwë: de’ Cultural Center, Visitor Economy Management Office, the banquet and catering staff of the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino, Seneca Gaming Corporation, and the art market volunteers.
We would like to acknowledge the sponsors of the art competition prize money:
- Seneca Nation of Indians President, Treasurer, and Council
- Haudenosaunee Beadwork Conference
- Lake Erie Tobacco Company
- Seneca Trading
- VIP Grand Center
- Seneca Smoke Shop & Gift Shop
- OJ’s Smoke Shop
- Seneca Gaming & Entertainment
- Seneca One Stop
- Joan & Stephen Hoff
Congratulations to the following winners:
Best of Show: Leith Mahkewa, Oneida Nation of the Thames/Hopi/Tewa, Wolf Clan
Cultural Items:
1st place: Leith Mahkewa, Cradleboard #1- Inaugural
2nd place: Leroy Henry, Cayuga-Grand River Territory, Horn
3rd place: Sharon Trudeau, Wikwemikong Band Odawa, MMIW Forget Us Not
Jurors Award: David Martin, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Paintings, Drawings, Photography
1st place: David Martin, Star Brothers
2nd place: Bruce Boots, Akwesasne Mohawk, Little People
3rd place: Kenneth T. White III, Dine’h/Navajo, Charging New Treaties
Sculpture
1st place: Leroy Henry, Cayuga-Grand River Territory, Haudenosaunee Strong
2nd place: Kaysun Tremblay, Kanien’keha’:ka, Kanehsodake, Wisdom in the Water
3rd place: Margaret Jacobs, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Old Growth Blueberry
Pottery
1st place: Brennen Johns, Onondowa’ga, They Cut Across the Sky
2nd place: Cynthia Thomas, Oneida Nation, Exercising Indigenous Rights
3rd place: Cynthia Thomas, Oneida Nation, Kanehelatu’ksla
Basketry
1st place: Ronnie-Leigh & Stonehorse Goeman, Onondaga Nation/Tonawanda Seneca, Grandfather
2nd place: Penelope S. Minner, Seneca Nation, Born to Shine
Weavings and Textiles
1st place: Faye Lone, Tonawanda Seneca, Winter Traditions
2nd place: River Webb, Nez Perce, Meskwaki, Gettigawigea
3rd place: Rachel White, Onondaga Nation, Ceremony Trade Cloth
Jewelry
1st place: Jaycee Custer, Diné, Blossom
2nd place: Mickey Sickles, Oneida Nation of The Thames, Silver Arm Bands
3rd place: Christal Ratt, Anishnabe-Mitchikanibikok Inik, Wabikoni
Beadwork/Quillwork
1st place: Kierra Pyke, Mohawk/Akwesasne, Creation
2nd place: Christal Ratt, Anishnabe-Mitchikanibikok Inik, Ayashesh
3rd place: Michael Begay, Navajo & Santo Domingo Pueblo, Bandless Growth
Innovative Arts
1st place: Ronnie-Leigh & Stonehorse Goeman, Onondaga Nation/Tonawanda Seneca, Pope
2nd place: Samantha Jacobs, Seneca Nation, Reconnection-Land
3rd place: Trevor Brant, Mohawk, Knowledge
For more information, visit: https://www.senecamuseum.org/ohiyo-art-market/# OR checking out the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenecaMuseum
Be on the lookout for the announcement of the 2025 Ohi:yo’ Art Market.
