Pow Wow

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 sid... Read more »

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,... Read more »

So happy to see this young man getting a national stage to show off his talents! You might already know of RJ Lopez if you ever watch the Heard Museum's World Championship Hoop Dancing competitions. This past year he ... Read more »

Acosia Red Elk, or Young Swan Rising From the Water, is a Champion Jingle Dress dancer from the Umatilla people.  A descendant of Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, she did not become interested in dancing until she was 16, wh... Read more »

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... Read more »

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, ... Read more »

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 exc... Read more »

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 da... Read more »

Over the weekend the Lake Erie Native American Council held a pow wow at the Christ Luthern Church in Cleveland, Ohio. It was not only a celebration of traditions and culture, but also for the younger folks in the com... Read more »

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!     Read more »

The Indigenous Music Awards which is part of Manitoahbee Festival in Winnipeg, MB were held at the Club Regent Event Centre on May 20, 2017, after a one-year hiatus.Fourteen awards were presented to the winners in the... Read more »

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 fo... Read more »