Santa Rosa Rancheria annual Pow Wow

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The thump of drumming rattled the ears of hundreds of guests attending the eighth-annual PowWow at the Santa Rosa Rancheria Saturday. Ash-smelling smoke wafted in the air after dancers blessed the ground. Dancers, cloaked in outfits washed in a rainbow of colors and decked with glittering beads and swaying feathers, roamed around in circles as drummers pounded thumping sounds that reverberated the air.

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