It looks like Gov. "Malevolent Michelle" Lujan Grisham may have messed up again. This time, she has upset the Native American tribes by announcing the cancellation of the Gathering of Nations powwow without, according to the tribes, consulting with them first.
The Governor claims otherwise.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The organizers of the Gathering of Nations are asking for an apology from the governor's office after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the mega-event would be canceled amid coronavirus concerns.
Organizers say that no one from the Gathering of Nations was contacted by the governor's office prior to the announcement. Gov. Lujan Grisham made the announcement during a press conference Wednesday morning announcing the first "presumptive positive" cases of coronavirus in New Mexico.
"We are proactively and aggressively canceling large public events that we have control over and we are advising strongly that local government and the private sector follow suit," Gov. Lujan Grisham said. "The Gathering of Nations is hereby postponed because what we want to do is minimize the out-of-state travelers who can have been exposed in a number of ways from coming into the state and then exposing each other and other New Mexicans."
Organizers said the move was very disrespectful. Gathering of Nations is the largest event of its kind in North America.
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