Three thousand dancers from more than one hundred nations all over the continent compete for prizes and honors. Held at a stadium called The Pit at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, the Gathering has been coming together for over thirty years. In addition to the dancing there is a music stage showcasing Indigenous talent like the hip-hop group Red Power Squad, Miracle Dolls, the Cellicion Zuni dancers, Leanne Goose and the Navajo/Osage/Apache metal band Ethnic De Generation. There are Native foods, a massive arts and crafts market and the crowning of Miss Indian World. Seneca and Ian are two young people attending the Gathering. Seneca I’m a Fancy Shawl dancer and my sister, Jade, does the Jingle Dance. She’s in fourth grade and her best subject is printing. I’m in fifth and reading is the thing I like most. We’ve been coming to the Gathering of Nations since we were little. Our family is from the Laguna Pueblo, but we’re spread out all over now.
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