{"id":39119,"date":"2025-08-22T21:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T02:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/gathering-of-nations-to-end-in-2026-after-43-years\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T21:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T02:44:30","slug":"gathering-of-nations-to-end-in-2026-after-43-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/gathering-of-nations-to-end-in-2026-after-43-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Gathering of Nations to end in 2026 after 43 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dancers perform in the men\u2019s Northern Traditional dance competition at the 20th annual Gathering of Nations Powwow on April 26, 2003, at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More than 3,000 dancers from all over the United States and Canada took part in the gathering that year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ALBUQUERQUE \u2014 After 43 years, North America\u2019s largest powwow, Gathering of Nations, will come to a close.<\/p>\n

On August 16, Gathering organizers took to social media to announce next April would be the \u201cfinal dance.\u201d The powwow, held in Albuquerque, brings in hundreds of thousands of attendees and dancers every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, the only comment from The Gathering of Nations Limited is \u2018THERE COMES A TIME,\u2019\u201d organizers said in a press release. \u201cFor now, the time is to celebrate 43 years of GON.\u201d<\/p>\n

The celebration featured an array of categories showcasing dance styles from across North America like the eastern-woodlands Smoke Dance. It also was the home for Miss Indian World, the largest powwow royalty pageant in North America.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s been touted as one of the premiere powwows in North America, recent years have brought plenty of controversy.<\/p>\n

In 2024, Gathering of Nations lead organizer Derek Matthews went viral after giving a speech in which he held a mirror up to the audience and gave a 12-minute speech discussing criticism regarding costs of attendance, dancer registration fees, and the fact that Matthews is non-Native.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is no scheme, this is no grand idea. \u2026 It was all for the people, for everyone,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cWhat is your problem? Look in the mirror, look in the mirror and you\u2019ll find it. That\u2019s all I have to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Matthews is non-Native, his wife and co-founder Lila Matthews is Santa Clara Pueblo.<\/p>\n

Matthews\u2019s speech was met with outrage, with many online calling for a boycott of Gathering of Nations.<\/p>\n

The final celebration will be held April 24-25, 2026, at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

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Dancers perform in the men\u2019s Northern Traditional dance competition at the 20th annual Gathering of Nations Powwow on April 26, 2003, at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More than 3,000 dancers from all over the United States and Canada took part in the gathering that year.\u00a0 ALBUQUERQUE \u2014 After <\/p>\n

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