The Last Gathering of Nations - Photos, Videos and more!


I'm finally back at my desk and it feels good to be here. I'm not going to pretend I'm not behind, because I definitely am, but we're just going to do the best we can this week and knock out as many projects as possible.

First up is getting this newsletter out to you.

Scroll down and you'll find plenty to dig into. We're continuing to add more photos and videos from the Gathering, and the photos you see in today's email are from my friend Fuljens Henry. Fuljens is a friend and photographer I hired to come along and help me document the event. With this being the last Gathering of Nations, I wanted as much coverage as I could get, and he really came through. I'm still waiting on his video footage, but the moment I have it I'll be editing and getting it out to you.

We're also uploading livestream clips to our YouTube channel every day, usually four to six at a time, so keep checking back if you want to see more.

And there are few down below that I wanted to highlight.

Thank you so much for your support. It truly means everything. Now let's get into it.

Thanks,
Paul G
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Gathering of Nations Photos

Check out more photos from Gathering of Nations!


Gathering of Nations Videos

We are working to upload several hundreds videos from the Pow Wow! So far we have over 50 online at our YouTube channel.

You can view the Gathering of Nations Playlist to see all the 2026 Pow Wow videos.

And here are a few I think you should start with!

Men's Northern Traditional

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Ironwood - Hand Drum Contest

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Tiny Tots

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Fawn and Tia Wood

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Southern Straight

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Grand Entry - Friday Night

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