With songs, dances and a deep love for their roots, indigenous peoples celebrated with a PowWow, the 52nd anniversary of the Intertribal Gathering on the grounds of the stanford university, where, in addition to honoring their cultures, they competed in different events to the rhythm of drums and were even able to win monetary prizes.
The event also included stands selling crafts and jewelry handmade by various native artists. And, as in any good festival, there were also stands selling food and snacks, ranging from native tacos and corn with cream, to birria dishes, ice cream, fresh waters and ice creams of various flavors.
The event was certainly a good place to raise awareness of the problems and difficulties faced by Native peoples in the United States, such as the lack of recognition of California tribes, such as the Ohlone and other tribes in the San Francisco Bay Area, who, for political reasons, have been denied federal recognition, leaving them without land for reservations or financial support.
Added to this problem are the feminicides and disappearances of indigenous women, which unfortunately do not receive the coverage or interest in the media that they receive when a white or Anglo-Saxon woman goes missing.