Gathering of Nations Friday at Expo New Mexico

Percy Edwards, of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington state, participates in the Grand Entry of Dancers during the Gathering of Nations at Exp New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Hundreds of people participate in the Grand Entry of dancers during the Gathering of Nations at Exp New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Emmett Stands, 12, of the San Juan Pueblo, gets his hair braided by Erica Dayea during the Gathering of Nations at Exp New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Conrad Medicine Rope leads the Grand Entry of dancers during the Gathering of Nations at Exp New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Miss Odawa Nation Gia Wemigwase applies her makeup before the start of the Grand Entry during the Gathering of Nations at Exp New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Davi Gonzales, a tribal member of the Los Comanches de la Serna, a group from Taos, New Mexico, during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Nate Robinson, 10, Navajo, gets his hair braided by his sister, Bubbles Robinson, 16, before the start of the Grand Entry during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Participants during the Grand Entry of dancers during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Tuf Lupe, 11, of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona, rides his pony Brownie before the horse parade during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico on April 25.

JJ Meninick Sr., of the Yakama Nation, sings and drums with the "Sharp Shooter" group of Turtle Island during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Fancy dancers perform during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Hundreds of people participate in the Grand Entry of dancers during the Gathering of Nations at Exp New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Conrad Medicine Rope leads the Grand Entry of dancers during the Gathering of Nations at Expo New Mexico's Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Chancey Bush

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Published April 25, 2025 - 9:22 p.m. Modified September 2, 2025 - 8:00 p.m.

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