THE BIGGEST INDIAN POWWOW OPENS FRIDAY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE. THAT’S THE VENUE WHERE THE GATHERING OF NATIONS SWITCHED TO AFTER THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ENDED ITS CONTRACT WITH POWWOW FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR DEREK MATHEWS.
MATHEWS AND OTHER ORGANIZERS LIKE EXPO NEW MEXICO BECAUSE THEY SAY IT’S AN EVENT CENTER. THE EVENT WAS PREVIOUSLY HELD AT WISE PIES ARENA, FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE PIT.
ON TUESDAY, WORKERS BEGAN SETTING UP THE 34TH ANNUAL EVENT.
