2016 Red Earth Grand Award Winner (Best of Show)
Sarah Aragon (Navajo) "Riding to Red Earth" - Diversified Artform
President's Award
Dylan Cavin (Choctaw) "Robed Chief" - Painting
Kathleen Everett Upshaw Award
Chase Earles (Caddo) "Kahun K'an Duck Bottle" - Pottery
Awards by Division
Basketry
- 1st:: Ronda Moss (Cherokee), "Forest Floor"
- 2nd:: Ronda Moss (Cherokee), "Nesting Family"
- 3rd:: Dana Talbert (Cherokee), "Honey Suckle Quiver"
Beadwork
- 1st:: Laketa Pratt (Cheyenne), "1st Grandchild" Cradleboard
- 2nd:: Cody E. Harjo (Seminole/Otoe), "Otoe Crown Set"
- 3rd:: Peggy Fontenot (Potawatomi/Cherokee), "Coral Necklace"
Clothing, Textiles, Weaving
- 1st:: Alberta Henderson (Navajo), "Nizhoni Butterflies" textile Two Grey Hill
- 2nd:: Alberta Henderson (Navajo), "Yei Gods" sandpainting textile
- 3rd:: Tyra Shackleford (Chickasaw), "Fingerwoven Shawl"
Cultural Items
- 1st:: Daniel Worcester (Chickasaw), "Viper"
- 2nd:: Frank Mirabal ("Taos Pueblo Traditional Drum"
- 3rd:: A. Wayne "Tay Sha" Earles (Caddo), "Tah'-Nah-Ha" (Buffalo) Ceremonial Mace
Diversified
- 1st:: Randy Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo-Tewa)/Linda Tafoya-Sanchez (Santa Clara Pueblo), "Corn Maiden Blessings"
- 2nd:: Anita Caldwell Jackson (Echota Cherokee), "Enough for All"
- 3rd:: Dan Corley (Cherokee), "Spirit Seeker"
Drawings/Graphics/Photography
- 1st:: Dylan Cavin (Choctaw), "Fichik Chito (large star)"
- 2nd:: Brad Tate (Cherokee), "Mesa Arch"
- 3rd:: Jon Mark Tiger (Muscogee (Creek), Moundville"
Contemporary Jewelry
- 1st:: Dina Huntinghorse (Wichita), "14K Gold & Sterling Silver Necklace w/Natural Kingman Turquoise"
- 2nd:: Fortune Huntinghorse (Wichita), "Hummingbird Cuff Diamond Apache Blue Necklace"
- 3rd:: Ray D. Garcia (San Felipe Pueblo), "Colors of Mother Earth"
Traditional Jewelry
- 1st:: Fortune Huntinghorse (Wichita), "Sterling & Gold Men's Buffalo Cuff/Sterling Horse Cuff"
- 2nd:: Milton Lee (Navajo), "Navajo Tradition Bolo"
- 3rd:: Clifton L. Aguilera (Santo Domingo Pueblo), "Orange Spiny Oyster Shell Necklace w/Silver Boxes"
Painting, Oil/Acrylic
- 1st:: Gary Montgomery (Seminole), "Mom's LIttle Warrior"
- 2nd:: Norris Chee (Navajo), "Dineh Raider"
- 3rd:: Dylan Cavin (Choctaw), "Pilgrimage in Blue"
Painting, Water-Based
- 1st:: Merlin Little Thunder (Cheyenne), "The Ruby Moccasin's"
- 2nd:: Jason Parrish (Navajo), "Ceremonial Summer"
- 3rd:: Linda Kukuk (Choctaw), "Wisdom"
Traditional Pottery
- 1st:: Linda Tafoya-Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo/Tewa), Butterfly-Carrier of Prayers"
- 2nd:: Ray D. Garcia (San Felipe Pueblo), "Elders Gathering"
- 3rd:: Scott Roberts (Muscogee (Creek) ), "Swirling Wind"
Contemporary Pottery
- 1st:: Carolyn Bernard Young (Choctaw), "Luksit Chukfi/Himayah (Tarrapin Races Rabbit II)"
- 2nd:: Karin Walkingstick (Cherokee), Old Friend"
- 3rd:: Victoria McKinney (Echota Cherokee), "Headpot"
Sculpture
- 1st:: Clancy Gray (Osage), "The Scout"
- 2nd:: Debbe Edwards (Cherokee), "The High One"
- 3rd:: Charles Pratt (Cheyenne), "Sunshine"
