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The Gathering of Nations Powwow, which grew from humble origins to become the largest powwow in North America, is ending this week after a 43-year run.

鈥淕athering of Nations Powwow was spirit driven,鈥� Derek Mathews, co-founder and organizer, said in an email. 

He said it was intended from the very beginning 鈥渢o promote Native pride, culture and intertribal relations.鈥�

This year鈥檚 festival, dubbed 鈥淭he Last Dance,鈥� will take place Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at Expo New Mexico.

Actor Brian Frejo (Pawnee and Seminole) will host an eclectic program of Indigenous music at Stage 49, while over 300 artists, crafters and vendors will offer unique hand-crafted items and Indigenous food at the Indian Traders Market. Thousands of dancers will perform, and a Horse and Rider Regalia Parade will showcase Indigenous equestrians in traditional regalia. There will also be a Red Spirit and Redrum Motorcycle Rally on April 25 to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. For the full event schedule, visit .

The Gathering of Nations hosts participants from over 700 Indigenous tribes from all over North America.

鈥淚t is truly a gathering of nations,鈥� Rose Ann Abrahamson, an Agai Dika/Lemhi Valley Shoshone elder and educator who hosts the Gathering of Nations鈥� Horse and Rider Regalia Parade, said.

鈥淭o see the smoke dancers of the Haudenosaunee, you would have to go to the northeastern 近距离内射合集 States. And if you wanted to see Alaskan peoples, we鈥檇 have to fly to Alaska,鈥� Abrahamson said. 鈥淏ut this is everything all at once. Everyone is brought together.鈥�

Abrahamson said Gathering of Nations helps Indigenous communities celebrate the distinctive cultural traditions of each tribe while recognizing the commonalities that unite them all.

鈥淲e have the commonality of being the First People, and the commonality of the joy of singing and dancing, the joy of having a culture that is still thriving, despite history, and the joy of sharing who you are and representing your people,鈥� Abrahamson said.

The Horse Parade showcases the heritage of many tribes for whom horses hold special significance.

鈥淥ne year, we had Crow riders. They were in a whole group, and they sang their horse songs. One year, we had the Nez Perces with their Appaloosas,鈥� Abrahamson said. 鈥�... Last year, the Spokane Tribe (presented) horse regalia that was 100 years old. ... It had beautiful beadwork.鈥�

The grand marshal for the 2026 Gathering of Nations Horse Parade will be Mary 鈥淐het鈥� Bluff (Kalispel and Blackfeet).

鈥淪he (Bluff) is very much loved and respected for her work sponsoring and mentoring tribal youth. ... In fact, she has her own company, entitled Counting Coup, which promotes healthy lifestyle, wellbeing and drug-free communities, utilizing horses,鈥� Abrahamson said.

Gathering of Nations鈥� Miss Indian World pageant is ending this year as well.

The current Miss Indian World title holder, Dania Wahwasuck (Prairie Band Potawatomi and Pyramid Lake Paiute), will also be the last.

鈥淥n Saturday evening, approximately 7 p.m., the ceremony to retire the crown and sash will take place inside Tingley Coliseum,鈥� Mathews said in an email.

Wahwasuck said she dreamed of representing her tribe at the pageant since she was 10 years old, and she thought of her win last year as a win for her tribe, as well.

鈥淏eing crowned was a really amazing experience, because they first announce your tribe when you win,鈥� Wahwasuck said. 鈥淚 was really touched when they announced Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation ... (because) I was the first Potawatomi to ever run for Miss Indian World back in 2023, and then in 2025 I was the first Potawatomi to be Miss Indian World.鈥�

On Friday, April 24, Wahwasuck will host the Gathering of Nations鈥� appliqu茅 scrub dance contest. The scrub dance originated with the Anishinaabe people, which includes Wahwasuck鈥檚 Potawatomi tribe, and features floral-appliqu茅d fashions and a unique 鈥渟crubbing,鈥� or bouncing, style of dance.

Wahwasuck thinks the final Gathering of Nations will be bittersweet.

鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely a little bit somber, but I will say, they had an amazing 40-plus years, and all good things come to an end. ... I just know everything is going to turn out the way it鈥檚 supposed to, and I look forward to this year鈥檚 gathering,鈥� she said.

New Mexico-based Din茅 filmmaker, Carl 鈥淧ony鈥� Vigil, plans to film the final Gathering of Nations powwow for a feature-length documentary, which he is co-producing with the Gary Steven Costner Foundation.

鈥淭his documentary is (about) the music, the dance, the drums, the power of the people and the synergy,鈥� Vigil said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been at this for 43 years, and the 鈥楲ast Dance鈥� is very powerful and symbolic to all the relatives and all the different generations who have been here."

Vigil said he plans to shoot the event 鈥済uerilla style.鈥� The organizers are aware that his team will be filming, he said, but he plans to use smaller, less intrusive cameras. He said he wants to capture the spirit of oneness that he has experienced at past Gathering of Nations powwows.

Vigil said the river of life flows through the veins of the participants, tying them together through music and dance. 

鈥淲e flow together,鈥� he said. 鈥溾�� When the song and the drum comes, we鈥檙e all the same.鈥�

Logan Royce Beitmen is an arts writer for the 近距离内射合集. He covers visual art, music, fashion, theater and more. Reach him at lbeitmen@abqjournal.com or on Instagram at .