Acoma Pueblo designer Loren Aragon was approached by officials at Walt Disney World to create a dress for their Epcot park as part of the Creating Traditions: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art. Aragon lived in Phoenix AZ and was approached by Disney and handpicked to be one of the...
How many times have you traveled to a State Park, and heard the local Ranger giving some tour or speech to the tourists visiting about how some European Settler "Discovered" this, or "Saved" that... and left out the conversation about the land's original people? (Owner/Blogger Dr. Kiona) Well Travel Blogger, and...
Its wonderful to meet powwow dancers because its always interesting on how they ended up in the powwow dance arena. Everyone meet Michelle McCauley (Paiute), from Wadsworth, Nevada. Originally she danced in her Traditional Paiute Buckskin and didn't switch to fancy dancing until she was 21. Now a seasoned dancer...
Capitol's player Timothy "TJ" Oshie celebrates winning the Stanley cup, a historic win for the Capitols after more than two decades of waiting. “Throughout the whole year, not a lot was expected out of us,” T.J. Oshie told The Washington Post. “Maybe on paper we weren’t as elite as teams...
Its always a wonderful surprise to run into our good friend Acosia Red Elk (Umatilla) on the Powwow trail, Acosia's vibration is welcoming, friendly and she always has a couple great words to share. What makes Acosia so interesting is her inter-connectedness to everyone and everything. On the Powwow circuit,...
Lorenzo and Bertha Tom have been coming to Gathering of Nations as a vendor for about 15 years. The Toms specialize in Gourd rattles used in the ceremony for the Native American Church. Lorenzo grew up watching his Grandfather craft the gourd rattles, and from a very young age, he...
This past weekend Jocy Bird (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) was the Head Lady Dancer at the Stanford Powwow 2018 in Palo Alto, California! Jocy is accomplished Fancy Dancer who everyone can catch on the Powwow circuit. More recently she was also the Head Woman Dancer at the 2018 Gathering of Nations Powwow in...
If there's one thing that makes me feel right at home at powwows, its when I see sleeping kids under the table of a vendor. I remember taking my naps as a kid under my mom's art table when she would showcase her artwork to sell, so when I came...
On the evening of Saturday, April 28, 2018 before a sold-out crowd of 10,000+ attendees, including a record 3,600+ registered dancers, Taylor Susan, age 25, was crowned the 35th Miss Indian World. A member of the White Mountain Apache/Walker River Paiute tribes, Susan was one of 30 contestants vying for...
Interview with Shirley Hill at the 2018 Gathering of Nations. Be sure to check out Lemon the Bear's page!