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 The vision for the Gathering of Nations
web site began in 1993 when the reality of the impact of the world wide web was
realized. The Gathering of Nations decided that the internet could be a great
resource for Native American Indians to connect to other Native and non-Native
people world wide and for non-Natives to learn about Native American culture and
tradition.
In short, the goals of the Gathering of
Nations organization to promote Native American Indian culture and dispel
stereotypes created about indigenous peoples could be extended on a much larger
and further reaching scale on the internet. For example, we provide a live web
cast of the Gathering of Nations PowWow for those who are unable to attend.
In 1993, the Gathering of Nations met a
web developer who also realized the importance of the goals of the organization
and offered to volunteer his time to the Gathering of Nations Web Site. Over 2
years ago, our webmaster quit his full time paying job to manage the incredible
growth of our web site. We are
grateful and pleased that our webmaster is still with us to this day, otherwise our vision
for this web site and it's growth may not be possible.
Today, the
Gathering of Nations Web Site endeavors to capture the spirit of the Gathering
of Nations organization for all people who visit and return to our site. We
endeavor to bring fresh new and relevant content to our site to further promote
Native American culture and tradition. |
