Stiffarm crowned new Calgary Stampede Indian Princess

October 4, 2015. Jingle dress dancer Vanessa Stiffarm,25, from Kainai Nation, has been crowned Calgary Stampede Treaty 7 2016 Indian Princess. She beat out Alicia Maguire and Savanna Sparvier of Siksika Nation; Jasmine Crowchief from Siksika and Piikani Nations; and Shay-Lynn Strikes With A Gun from Piikani Nation. The competitors were judged in a number of categories, including speaking, horsemanship, dancing and presentation. Stiffarm will attend numerous events, local, national and international, during her one year reign, as ambassador and educator of First Nations culture.

Photo caption: Vanessa Stiffarm (second from right) is the 2016 Calgary Stampede Indian
Princess.
(Photo: Facebook/CSIndianPrincess)