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A group of Native American men in colorful traditional regalia with feathered headdresses dance outdoors at a powwow ceremony on a grassy field.

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A Native American man in elaborate feathered regalia dances on grass, holding a fan and decorated staff, with spectators and flags visible in the background at a powwow.

A Native American boy in a feathered and beaded yellow, black, and white regalia dances at a powwow, with spectators and other participants seated in the background.

Native American musicians in colorful regalia play a large decorated drum together at a pow wow, with drumsticks striking the drumhead.

Native dancers at Blackfeet Indian Reservation

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Jim Pepper

American musician