Dancers perform Saturday afternoon, April 30, during the 2022 Gathering of Nations Powwow. This was the first time in two years the event was held after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close down. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Feathers, beads, gourds and other adornments are all part of the colorful regalia that dancers wear during the Gathering of Nations, the largest powwow in the world. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Tashina Red Hawk, a member of the Sicangu Lakota tribe from Rosebud, South Dakota, not only won Miss Indian World, but also won the Horse Parade contest on Saturday afternoon, April 30. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
After an absence of two years, the Gathering of Nations Powwow has returned. Maurice Begay, 17, of Red Mesa, Utah, is seen competing in a dance competition at Tingley Coliseum. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Blazing Bear Drum group performs inside Tingley Coliseum on the final day of this year’s Gathering of Nations Powwow. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Hundreds of dancers participated in the Grand Entry at the 2022 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow, (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Contestants in the Miss Indian World Competition wave as they are introduced on stage at the Kiva Auditorium Thursday, April 28. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Apache dancers perform outside Tingley Coliseum during the 2022 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Percy Warcloud Edwards of Arizona during a break at the 2022 Gathering of Nations Powwow at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque. More than 3,000 Native American dancers and singers were part of the 2022 event. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Hundreds of dancers participated in the Grand Entry at the 2022 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow with drum groups from around the region providing the dance songs. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
An Apache dancer performs April 30 during the 2022 Gathering of Nations Powwow. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Levi Blackwood dances on the grounds of Expo New Mexico prior to the Horse Parade on Saturday afternoon at the Gathering. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
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It was worth the wait.
After two years of not celebrating in person, thousands of dancers filled the floor of Tingley Coliseum during the 2022 version of Gathering of Nations last weekend.
Representatives of more than 560 Native American tribes from around the United States and more than 200 Indigenous tribes from Canada attended the powwow.
The three-day event kicked off April 28 with the Miss Indian World competition.
Tashina Red Hawk, 18, a member of the Sicangu Lakota tribe from Rosebud, South Dakota, took home the crown.
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Gathering of Nations also featured Native American singing and dancing competitions, a horse and rider regalia parade, contemporary live music and entertainment, enticing food and a traders’ market offering fine art, crafts, clothing and jewelry.
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