The Resource April 2014 Volume 1 Issue 004 | Page 22

T

he world’s largest gathering of Native American
and indigenous people
will take place on Thursday,
April 24, 2014 in Albuquerque,
N.M. The 31st Annual Gathering of Nations, considered the
most prominent Native American powwow in the North America, will host tens of thousands
of people and more than 700
tribes from throughout the United States, Canada, and around
the world.

The three-day event will
include more than 3,000 traditional Native American singers
and dancers competing, and
more than 800 Native American
artisans, craftsmen and traders displaying and selling their
work. In addition, 27 contemporary indigenous bands will
be performing a wide variety of
musical genres on Stage 49 including a fashion show and D