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Cafe Ohlone in Berkley CA gives locals a taste of Indigenous food!
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Cafe Ohlone was started by Vincent Medina, a member of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe, and raised in San Lorenzo CA. Berkleyside writes the following on his new Cafe..
"As a kid, Medina didn’t know anything about tradition... Read more »

Inside an Apache Ceremony to Womanhood
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Does your tribe have ceremonies that are sacred?
Broadly creates videos that help to educate it's viewers on cultures around the world. Their aim is to help others to see beauty in differences but also to understan... Read more »

2026 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow – North America’s Largest Pow Wow
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North America’s Largest Pow Wow
April 24 - 25, 2026
Powwow Grounds Expo New Mexico/Tingley Coliseum
Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Live Stream
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Michelle McCauley (Paiute) – Powwows.com Dancer Profile
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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... Read more »

Washington Capitol’s Ojibwe Hockey Player celebrates Championship!
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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. Os... Read more »

Acosia Red Elk (Umatilla) – Powwows.com Dancer Profile
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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... Read more »

Hualapai Woman Launches Grand Canyon Rafting Company
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Patricia Cesspooch has dreamed of starting her own whitewater rafting company for most of her life. With a love for her ancestral land, she has longed to make a living on the Colorado River, and at the age of 54, she ... Read more »

Native Designers Featured in Vogue Magazine
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In a time when designers ofter appropriate Native culture, Vogue Magazine chooses to instead Highlight Native Designers and showcase their adaptation of traditional wear with modern style. Check out the link below to ... Read more »

Indigenous Students Achieving Greatness: Nakai Brock (Mayan/Apache)
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Nakai Brock is only in 8th grade, but this Maya/Apache young woman is already a change maker within her community. Partnered with the City of Mountain View in CA, this young student is working on solutions for members... Read more »

Vendor Highlight: Tom’s Art and Crafts
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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... Read more »

Jocy Bird – PowWows.com Dancer Profile
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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. &n... Read more »

Vendor Highlight: R&B Trading
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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 artwo... Read more »
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