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The weekend heat did not deter the hundreds of people who attended the 27th Annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow on October 5 and 6. For the third year in a row, the Tribe held the powwow on sacred grounds in Santa Ynez. Dancers and drummers from across North America competed and danced in vibrant and often intricate regalia.
“I can’t even describe the feeling,” said Nakia Zavalla when asked how it felt to see so many tribes and peoples represented. Zavalla is the cultural director for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians…