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On May 12th, 13th, and 14th, Stanford held it’s 46th annual powwow. People came from all over to dance and spend time with relatives and friends in the powwow arena. Tom Phillips and Earl Neconie MC’d for all three days and the committee even gave special time to honor our….

Check out our photos from the 2017 Manito Ahbee Pow Wow and the Indigenous Music Awards! Manito Ahbee May 19-21, 2017 Winnipeg, Manitoba View more Manito Ahbee photos – over 200 posted!    

Congratulations to Northern Cree! Last night at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards the drum group was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Northern Cree has been and continues to be an outstanding ambassador for the Cree tribe and Native culture.  They have been singing together for more than 20 years with….

Have you ever thought about Native culture as more than just something you see in a museum or at a Pow Wow! Native culture isn’t just something old and dusty in a museum – it is alive and thriving. All across the USA and Canada, there are many places where the….

Ron Eagle Chasing is a Traditional dancer who has been dancing for 30 years. He’s from South Dakota and is from the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. Eagle Chasing started dancing in the 8th grade and continued until his time in the service. Eagle Chasing served in Vietnam and shared with….

You may think you have Native American heritage, but there is a lot more to it than simply the stories about a distant ancestor that have been passed down through your family members. The tribal enrollment process is a long journey. And when it comes to researching your genealogy, you’ll….

A lot of people have found success using Ancestry.com to find out about their heritage. The website provides the largest arsenal of genealogical data online. By entering in some basic personal information, you can start opening doors to pieces of your family history that you may not have even known….

Raymond Tsoatight is a Kiowa Nation Southern Style and Gourd Dancer. Tsoatight has been coming to Gathering of Nations since the very beginning.  I was able to interview him as he was preparing to enter the arena for the Gourd Dance. When Tsoatight isn’t dancing he is busy working for….

From the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow – Congratulations to the new Miss Indian World! Raven Swamp Mohawk Kahnawake, Quebec Canada

The Gathering of Nations is a photographer’s paradise.  The colors, beadwork, and people make for fantastic subjects. View a few of the over 600 photos we have taken at the 2017 Gathering of Nations below! View all of our photos here – PowWows.com Photo Gallery.

Felicia has been dancing in the Powwow circuit since she was 4 years old. What started in tiny-tots grew to become a love for dancing Jingle Dress as an adult. Lone Bear came to this year’s Gathering of Nations after a few years of taking Lone Bear came to this….

Each year the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow features some of the top musical groups in Indian Country.  Today was no different. Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music musical collective formed in 2008. The five member group is headed by frontman Nahko Bear and their….