The group organized the High Prairie Powwow and Hand Games Tournament in early May. This meant lots of sponsorship money in and quite a few expenses out and left the group with a bank balance as of May 15 of $7,750.34. This was divided between the round dance and powwow funds.
Most of the expenses are around the events, said Goulet.
Sharkawi asked how this compared to the previous year.
“We’re lucky to have a starting balance,” said Goulet.
Before the powwow, the group had to borrow money from the round dance fund, to run the powwow, but donations came in to cover the costs, so the money could be put back.
The powwow cost $37,783.94. Recent donations for the powwow were from Cadotte Lake Métis, Big Lakes County, ATB, CNRL, High Prairie School Division, Weyerhaeuser, Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council, and ATCO. A cheque from the Town of High Prairie was in the mail.