ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently dedicated its Powwows: Celebrating Native American Culture stamps during a ceremony at the largest powwow in the country, the Gathering of Nations, with more than 100,000 attendees.
“The Postal Service takes great pride in our stamps and the unique opportunity they offer to tell the story of America,” said Steven W. Monteith, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer & EVP for USPS. “That’s why we’re thrilled to be a part of this celebration of Native American music, dance and culture. We hope they inspire a deeper appreciation of Native American culture and influence all who see them.”
“It’s a huge honor to be able to show the face of powwow culture to the world and take an art form like painting, with such historic ideas embedded in it, and transform it into a stamp,” said Mateo Romero, Southern Keres Cochiti Pueblo tribal member and Powwows stamp artist. “The colors, movement and celebratory nature of this work point to a human condition of joy, ceremony, spirituality, culture and rebirth.”
