WEIO Baby and Open Regalia contest results

First Place: Cingarkaq Peter of Fairbanks won the Indian Hide category at the 2023 World Eskimo Indian Olympics event July 14, 2023 at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. To view videos from WEIO visit the Delta Discovery fb page.

The World Eskimo Indian Olympics is known for showcasing the beautiful regalia of the native peoples of Alaska. This year’s Baby and Open Competitions has its winners. The regalia contest for the babies took place on the second day of WEIO with the judging taking place earlier in the day and the parade and awards later that evening.

In the Open contest Cingarkaq Peter of Fairbanks took first place in the Indian Hide competition. Her family is from Toksook Bay and Arctic Village. She wore a traditional hide dress decorated with beads and beaded moccasins.

In the Eskimo Cloth category three ladies with roots in the Yukon Kuskokwim delta region swept the podium. Kylee Smith of San Antonio, Texas won, her family is from Tununak and Fairbanks. Coming in second was Lauryn Panruk Hansen, her family is from Toksook Bay and Fairbanks. In third place was Catherine Moses, her family is from Hooper Bay and Fairbanks.

The Open regalia contest took place Friday. Congratulations to the winners!

2023 WEIO Regalia Contest Winners

July 13-14, 2023

Baby Indian Hide

1^st Lincoln Hunter with Chelsie Hunter

2^nd Aspen Moses with Taneisha Moses

Baby Eskimo Fur

1^st AmberLee Leavitt with Jerica Leavitt

2^nd Ernest Lee Williams with Jamie Williams

3^rd RaeAnn Schaeffer-Henry with Alyssa Schaeffer

Baby Eskimo Cloth

1^st RaeAnn Schaeffer-Henry with Alyssa Schaeffer

2^nd Vuk Ilic with Linda Ilic

3^rd Andrew Nayokpuk with Vanessa Harvey

Open Contest

Indian Cloth

1^st Renae Brockmeyer

2^nd Telele Tahbone

Indian Hide

1^st Cingarkaq Peter

Eskimo Cloth

1^st Kylee Smith

2^nd Lauryn Panruk Hansen

3^rd Catherine Moses

Eskimo Fur

1^st Lila Moses

2^nd Micahela Stephens