2025 FINALISTS

Meet the 2025 Pow Wow Pitch Finalists who are pitching on October 22, 2025, for their chance to win the $25,000 Grand Prize.

Tannis & Rayel Smoke

Niña Waṡte Events, Dakota Plains First Nation

MANITO AHBEE WINNER

Wendy Landry

Bebia Cho Foods Co., Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation

KAMLOOPA WINNER

Douglas Paul

Road Dawgs BBQ, Kingsclear First Nation Maliseet Nation

ELSIPOGTOG WINNER

Debbie Courchene

IndigE-girl Comedy, Sagkeeng First Nation

NOT-FOR-PROFIT WINNER

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Christen Meeko Falcon

Backpacker's Ferry, Blackfeet Nation

TOURISM WINNER

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Ariana Fotinakis & Vanessa Lesperance

Decolonize and Rize, Aamjiwnaang First Nation & Manitoba Métis Federation

KNOWLEDGE SERVICES WINNER

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Annie Pillaktuaq

Art Den by Annie, Iqaluit

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & RETAIL WINNER

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Mitchell Brant

Eagle Orthopedics, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

HEALTH & WELLNESS WINNER

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Kendal Garlow

SproutSync, Mohawk of Six Nations

SUSTAINABILITY WINNER

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Victoria Perrie & Sunday Queskekapow

Kíwétinohk Consulting , Manitoba Metis Federation & Norway House Cree Nation

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & TRADES WINNER

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Destiny Moser

FoodZen, Rainy River First Nation

FOOD & DRINK WINNER

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Tessa Belanger

Pass the Sage, Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg

CREATIVE WINNER

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Kaleb Montgomery-Reid

Reverence Basketball, Lower Similkameen Indian Band

YOUTH WINNER

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Shyanne Yellowbird

mîmîNîsak, Samson Cree Nation

STARTUP WINNER

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K'odi Taylor

First-ory, Haida & Kwakwaka'wakw

TECHNOLOGY WINNER

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Shauna White Bear

White Bear Moccasins LLC, MHA Nation

FASHION WINNER

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Jackie DeCoteau-Gill

Kokums Helper Society, Liidlii Kue First Nation

ALUMNI CHOICE WINNER

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Walter Bia & Marissa Begay

Bravo Solar and Wind LLC, Navajo Nation

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER

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Alex Manitopyes

SACRD THNDR, Muskowekwan First Nation

FASHION WINNER

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Alex Manitopyes

SACRD THNDR, Muskowekwan First Nation

FASHION WINNER

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Rachael Hunt

Freedom School Co., Chippewa of Nawash

KNOWLEDGE WINNER

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Shay Dekock-Kruger

HOLO EYES, Penticton Indian Band

CONSUMER BATH BODY BEAUTY WINNER

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Chelsee Pettit

aaniin retail inc., Aamjiwnaang

CONSUMER RETAIL WINNER

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Alana Cook

Walking Like Warriors, Métis Nation of British Columbia

HEALTH & WELLNESS MOVEMENT WINNER

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Sadie Laronde

The Butterfly Effect, Temagami First Nation

HEALTH & WELLNESS SERVICES WINNER

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Desiree Streit

friday.night.beading.club, The Pas

STARTUP INNOVATION WINNER

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Levi Wild

Children Of The North Project Corp, Michif & Passpasschase Cree

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES B2B WINNER

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Ricky Dankewich

Blackstone Concrete, Cat Lake First Nation

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SKILLED TRADES WINNER

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Jacques T. Watso

Sagamité Watso, Abenaki

FOOD & DRINK PRODUCTS WINNER

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Tina Archuleta

ITALITY, Jemez Nation

FOOD & DRINK SERVICES WINNER

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Cole Clark

STLN LNDS, Behchoko

CREATIVE WINNER

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Jacob Cyr

Treaty Four Tech, Pasqua First Nation

STARTUP IDEAS WINNER

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Jordan Smith

renterii, Red River Métis

TECHNOLOGY WINNER

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Jodie Moonie

Muusa, Timiskaming First Nation

FASHION APPAREL WINNER

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Dante Biss-Grayson

Sky-Eagle Collection, Osage

FASHION DESIGN WINNER

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Jason Picard-Binet

Bastien Industriens, Huron Wendat

FASHION SHOES & ACCESSORIES WINNER

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Ramona Emerson

Reel Indian Pictures, Diné

ALUMNI CHOICE WINNER

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Sharon Marshall

Digital DEVA, Cree & Métis

ALUMNI CHOICE WINNER

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Ashley Michel

4 Generations Creations, Secwepemc

ALUMNI CHOICE WINNER

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Jasmine LaBillois

Msit No'kmaq Forest & Nature School

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER

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