Announcements

Another successful year!

The 2024 edition of Back to Batoche Days was yet another remarkable occasion, with over 40,000 people attending the festival for the second year in a row.

A hearty congratulations to all of the competitors in the numerous competitions held this year, la bonn oovraazh (way to go)! Below is a list of the top contestants for each of the competitions – jigging, square dancing, fiddle, and Batoche Idol:

Junior Fiddle:

1st: Margaret of Winnipeg MB

2nd: Avery of Rosthern SK

3rd: Braxton of Prince Albert SK

Teen Fiddle:

1st: Juliana of St. Paul AB

Adult Fiddle:

1st: Tristan

Senior Fiddle:

1st: Ed Poitras of St. Paul AB

2nd: Alvin

 

Square Dancing Competition:

Nipikan Dancers of Leask SK

 

Batoche Idol:

Youth Finalists

Daviney of Griffin SK

Finni of Golden BC

Aliya of Yorkton SK

Rylee of St. Louis SK

Winner – Finni of Golden BC

 

Adult Finalists

Jenny of Winnipeg MB

Garry of Fort Resolution NWT

Hannah of Domremy SK

Arianna of Prince Albert SK

Winner – Jenny of Winnipeg MB

 

Senior/Elder Finalists

Ed of St. Paul AB

Tom of Saskatoon SK

Arnold of Saskatoon SK

Louis of Sandy Point (Île-à-la-Crosse) SK

Winner – Ed of St. Paul AB

 

Jigging:

Mini Michif

1st: Kaivrey of La Ronge SK

2nd: Markus of Prince Albert

3rd: Lochlan of Saskatoon SK

Juniors

1st: Drew of Southend SK

2nd: Reise of Leask SK

3rd: Braylyn of Prince Albert SK

Youth Female

1st: Georgia of Saskatoon SK

2nd: Rachelle of Dauphin MB

3rd: Piper of Victoria BC

Youth Male

1st: Kaden of Leask SK

Adult Female

1st: Courtney-Dawn of Saskatoon SK

2nd: Yvonne of Vancouver BC

3rd: Roxanne of Saskatoon SK

Adult Male

1st: Kenton of Wabasca AB

2nd: Jerome of Sturgeon County AB

3rd: Johnny of Saskatoon SK

Senior Female

1st: Shirley of Punnichy SK

2nd: Doreen of Fishing Lake SK

Senior Male

1st: Ike of Calgary AB

2nd: Ed of St. Paul AB

3rd: Leo of Rosetown SK