Powwow Candid (24x48-inch poster print)
Photo by Gary G. Ballard, San Diego
SYCUAN POWWOW - Stephanie La Chappa, 12, (center of picture) is brought out into the arena by her extended Kumeyaay family and given her traditional Kumeyaay name, Siny Yuuhuy. The traditional naming ceremony honors Siny Yuuhuy, which translates to "First Woman" in English, and instills her sense of belonging to the Kumeyaay Nation, September 6, 2002.
Ceremony host & Native American creative consultant: Shirley Murphy, Lakota, WEBSITE.
Event: Arlene Galvan, Sycuan Pow-wow, WEBSITE.

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