Margaret Holloway, who grew up in Elbow River Camp, hopes to represent Indigenous youth during her reign and spread awareness about traditional Stoney values.
The Calgary Stampede's 2024 First Nations Princess is a 22-year-old jingle dancer from the Stoney Nakoda Nation — Margaret Holloway, who grew up in Elbow River Camp, hopes to represent Indigenous youth during her reign and spread awareness about traditional Stoney values.Margaret Holloway, who grew up in Elbow River Camp, hopes to represent Indigenous youth during her reign and spread awareness about traditional Stoney values.
"It's a big feeling that I can't even describe. My family has been a part of the Calgary Stampede for decades now. They were one of the first teepees to ever be put up at the Stampede," she said.Holloway will be a part of several activities next year as the Stampede's First Nations Princess. She will also act as a Stampede representative at multiple events.
"The whole reason why I'm here today is to make my mother proud and to make my family proud," she said. "The person that you see …is not the same person you see at the farewell. And I'm really excited to see how I develop over the year," Holloway said.Terri Jo Lennox, the outgoing chair of the Calgary Stampede First Nations events committee, believes that Holloway has a lot to bring to the table.
Alex Laidlaw, chair of the First Nations Events Committee said that 'it's wonderful to have her as a family member of a teepee holder and someone who's grown up with Stampede' take on this role.
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