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Reader I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day, and I hope you took a minute to remember all of those who have fought for us. It’s always good to pause for a moment and remember what Memorial Day is really about. Kelli and I had a nice, relaxing weekend. We went down to Pawleys Island with some friends and unplugged as much as I could. And when I say unplugged, I mean I really unplugged. I actually lost my streak of logging into The Circle, our community here at PowWows.com. I had gone 160...

Reader We're halfway through May already, how did that happen? This time of year, I know a lot of you are deep in summer trip planning mode, and I'd love to hear what you've got lined up. Where are you headed? And have your plans changed at all lately? I've asked this before, but it keeps feeling more relevant every week. Between the hantavirus news that's been making headlines, gas prices doing what they do, and unrest popping up in different parts of the world, it's hard not to stop and...

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...

Happy Friday! We made it through the week. After being sick, I'm so happy to be upright and working! There are a few exciting things happening right now that I didn't want you to miss, so bear with me while I run through everything. First, we're going live tomorrow streaming straight from Jackson, Wyoming — you won't want to miss it. We're also running a special sale on our brand new newsletter, "This Week in Native History," so if you haven't checked that out yet, now is the perfect time....

This newsletter is a little later than I wanted it to be, and here's why. If you know me, you know my post-Gathering of Nations routine is pretty locked in. I come home from Albuquerque, spend the week sorting through photos and videos, get the articles written, push out the social media content, and basically live in Gathering mode for another seven days. It's a lot of work, but it's my favorite kind of work. This year, that didn't exactly happen. I felt great the first couple of days back,...

Pow Wow Calendar Newsletter Edition This newsletter is sent out on the 1st and 15th of the month (or around those days) and includes all the Pow Wows from our calendar for the next 3 months. Reader I am still riding the high from Gathering of Nations, and what a weekend it was. I came home with a virus, and trying to get back to normal. With 245,000 people in attendance, it was an absolutely incredible experience, one of those events that reminds you just how powerful and alive this community...

I'm back. I'm tired. And I wouldn't trade a single second of it. Gathering of Nations 2026 is in the books, and what a way to go out. If you've never been, picture this: 36 drums, over 2,000 registered dancers, food lines stretching past an hour, and people waiting two hours just to get into the parking lot. The arena was electric from the moment it opened to the moment it closed, and I mean that literally. Saturday, we arrived at 7:30 a.m. for rehearsal for the retirement of Miss Indian...

We are LIVE. Right now, at Expo New Mexico/Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, the drum is beating, the dancers are moving, and history is being made. The 2026 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow — North America's LARGEST pow wow — is underway, and you can watch it from wherever you are in the world. 👉 WATCH THE LIVE STREAM NOW 🎉 THIS IS THE LAST DANCE. This is not just any Gathering of Nations. This is THE FINAL ONE. After 43 years of tradition, culture, and community, the 2026 event — themed "THE...

This is it. After months of anticipation, the week of Gathering of Nations is finally here, and this year is different. If you haven't heard the news, this is the last Gathering of Nations. After decades of bringing together the largest powwow in North America, they've made the decision to end it this year. And I'm still processing that, honestly. I've been going to Gathering of Nations since 2004. Every single year. I've stood in that arena and felt that electricity when the drums start and...

Pow Wow Calendar Newsletter Edition This newsletter is sent out on the 1st and 15th of the month (or around those days) and includes all the Pow Wows from our calendar for the next 3 months. Reader We are officially one week out from the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, and I can hardly believe it's already here. If you haven't heard the news yet, this year is the last Gathering of Nations — the largest Pow Wow in North America — and we are going to be there to take it all in one final time. We...