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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 »

An exciting announcement out of Canada this week! IKEA Canada and Setsuné Indigenous Fashion Incubator, a Toronto-based social enterprise, have announced a partnership to co-create a handmade limited edition collec... Read more »

Just read this neat story by Karen Lindell with Native News Online about Pamela J. Peters, native filmmaker, photographer and all-around media maven. In the article, Peters talks with Lindell about how she got to audi... Read more »

The Ladies of Native Comedy are comprised of four funny Indigenous women: Teresa Choyguha (Tohono O'odham), Tonia Jo Hall (Lakota/Dakota/Hidatsa), Adrianne Chalepah (Kiowa/Apache) and Deanna M.A.D.(Tonawanda Seneca). ... Read more »

Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller stunned everyone while delivering a statement in Mohawk in the House of Commons last week. According to CBC News, "it's the first time the Mohawk language has been spoken in either of ... Read more »

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... 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 »