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My wife Kelli and I recently took part in a tour of local artisans and farms during June, called the Ag + Art Tour.  The tour took place over several weekends in different South Carolina counties. Kelli and I loaded up the car and took off June 17, 2017, and….

Candi Brings Plenty (Lakota) was honored by Sacred Stone Camp elders and given permission to lead the LGBTIQA2S+ Native American camp in a Grand Entry march into the greater camp on October 13.  Only now, 500 years after Invasion, Two Spirit people are finally returning to places of honor and….

Kansas City Indian Center is in its 36th year of hosting a five-day residential Culture Camp at the Lee’s Summit Rotary campgrounds. Culture Camp provides an opportunity for all youth ages 5-13 to learn about American Indian culture while having fun with their peers.  In addition, there are also opportunities….

During the D23 Expo, Disney previewed upcoming movies and products.  Among their announcements, Disney previewed two new Pendleton blankets coming fall of 2017. The two new blankets will feature Mickey Mouse! The new Disney blankets join a great collection of Disney related Pendletons. Star Wars 40th Anniversary Products Star Wars….

At the 2017 D23 Expo, Disney announced Wreck It Ralph 2.  The upcoming movie will feature all of the Disney Princesses including Pocahontas voiced by Irene Bedard. Disney previewed the film during the Pixar and Disney Animation Panel.  In Wreck It Ralph 2, Ralph and Vanellope explore the Internet!  On….

Knowledge is incredibly valuable and learning more about Native American communities will help you to protect and maintain their identity and traditions. There are some top notch college programs around the USA that offer students the chance to learn about Native American culture, history, sociology, economics and much more. These….

June 23rd, 2017 marked the 5th consecutive year that the World Champion San Francisco Giants have hosted a Native American Heritage Night. Luke Lightning, Manny Lieras, Mary Trimble Norris and Calvin Hedrick along side the Giants’ Special Events Team organized and put together the evening which included drum and song,….

Jeremiah Copi is a drummer and singer with Blue Medicine Wheel singers from Gallup NM. He is from the Navajo Nation and began drumming when he was 7 years old. Copi’s grandfather taught him how to drum and sing, and the very first songs he learned were family songs. From….

Krystyn Shields is from Moab Utah and came here to the Gathering of Nations with her club. Shields is 16 years old and Navajo/Sioux. She dances Northern Traditional Buckskin, and this is her very first year dancing in powwows! Her grandmother made her Buckskin dress, and her Aunt Carrie Keith….

Here are some real, practical, and meaningful ways that you can give support to indigenous people in your community and around the country. Donate Money to Programs That Support Native Communities Donating money to the right charities and programs can be the best way to help Native communities. If you….

Children’s toy teaches about a thriving community before European settlement. The award-winning American Girl Doll line was created by Pleasant Company and features different characters from the history of the USA, including Felicity (a colonial girl from Williamsburg, VA in 1774), Josefina (a Hispanic girl from New Mexico in 1824)….

Eric Bearspaw has been coming to Gathering of Nations for 4 years from Alberta Canada. Eric is Nakota, Stoney, and said he would have been coming to Gathering a lot sooner in his life, but he was worried about the exchange rate between countries and whether or not the trip….