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Gathering of
Nations - Contest Fairness Doctrine:
The concept for the Gathering of
Nations Pow Wow came about in 1982, after Derek Mathews discovered
cheating and contest rigging at the National Finals Powwow. He was able
to prove his discovery at the end of the event which resulted in the
bogus powwow committee having to pay prize money out for a second time.
The second payment was to the true and legitimate winners. It was from
that event that Derek Mathews decided to produce a contest powwow which
would be conducted in a fair and ethical way. This was the birth of the
Gathering of Nations Powwow.
Since that time The
annual Gathering of Nations Pow wow has been promoted as a fair contest
to all dancers and singers. Each year painstaking efforts are made by
the Mathews family (Derek, Lita, and Melonie) to guarantee the powwow is
judged as fairly as humanly possible. The Gathering of Nations Powwow is
the annual premiere event in all of Indian Country.
It is important that
each dancer and drum group have the confidence in the Gathering of
Nations to produce a fairly judged event. That means that the pow wow
selects judges who are completely fair and without political, social, or
family bias. Dancers at the Gathering of Nations are judged upon their
individual dancing skills and performance, and not their reputation or
celebrity status. The same ethical standards are in effect for drum
groups.
All Dancers and drum
groups are welcome at the Gathering of Nations Powwow to compete and
enjoy themselves. The Gathering of Nations is North America's biggest
Powwow. More specifically, it is the largest annual indigenous event in
the world!
The Gathering of
Nations encourages all powwow promoters, tribes, casinos, and committees
to guarantee fairness.

NORTH AMERICA’S BIGGEST POWWOW!
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