I will go there one day...Creator Willing! Spiritdove ~v~ on 12/30/03 5:48 PM, Pete & Teri at 4windsnm@gilanet.com wrote: > Boozhoo, > > The Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow they were going to in the movie is an > actual event down here in Albuquerque. This year the dates are > April 22-24, 2004 > ...The movie showed the pow-wow outdoors but it's actually indoors. The > vendors here have every conceivable thing Native & are set up around the top > of the Pit & out doors. It's a 3 day event...the last 2 dedicated to the > dancers, give aways & the awesome guest drummers from around the US & at > times Canada. > It's an All Nations gathering & wonderful. It's held in the UNM Pit..where > the basketball games are played. The Pit has an arena similar in style to > the old ancient Roman Coliseum. No matter where you sit you can see & the > dancers come by the 500's..almost a thousand on the floor for Grand Entry..I > cry everytime I see it which is every year..the colors dazzle, when they > dance it's like looking at a kaleidoscope... > Everything Native..foods, clothing, music, School grants info centers, > medical info..the new Native musicians, actors at times appear too for > autographs, you name it. Should anyone wish to experience an amazing > site....this is it. My husband says now he knows how Custer felt (he's > Scottish) but Indian at heart now, surrounded by soooo many traditional > peoples...I'm a Chicago transplant & miss the U.P. areas of my families, but > this makes it all worth living down here in the high desert. > This is the site you can go to for info... > www.gatheringofnations.com > > Baamaapii. > teri b > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <NISHNAWBE-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:34 PM > Subject: NISHNAWBE-D Digest V03 #247 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >