The Osage Nation JOM program traveled to Dewey Fairgrounds with over 20 student dancers and their families to compete at the “Battle of the Plains” youth powwow competition and won 2^nd place for the overall group contest. The powwow event is sponsored by the Operation Eagle/Indian Education program at Bartlesville Public Schools and open to all Indian Education/JOM Dance groups. The contest dancing is for fun only and the winners receive ribbons for their effort and bragging rights for the year.

Dance groups traveled from all directions to attend the cultural event that promotes teamwork and friendly competition in the powwow arena. Royal Valley School, from Mayetta, KS, brought over 60 Prairie Band Potawatomi students to the powwow and won 1^st place in the group competition. The 3^rd place trophy went to a group of intertribal dancers from Owasso. The Poarch Creek Nation also brought a large group from Atmore, Alabama and received participation trophies along with Operation Eagle, Jay and Shawnee dance groups.

Over 100 dancers filled the arena, at the Dewey Fairground building, during the grand entry ceremonies. Almost all dance styles were represented during the powwow including: fancy feather, northern traditional, straight, grass, fancy shawl, jingle and northern & southern cloth categories. The categories were broken down by dance style and ages to make it fair for the youth dance contestants.