Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Tradition

Photo: Thanksgiving dinner at the Vestecka house in Nebraska.

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Thanksgiving dinner at the Vestecka house in Nebraska.

Photo: Members of the Blackfeet tribe celebrate their claim on the Badger-Two Medicine Area in Montana, land sacred to them, which has been leased for natural gas development.

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Members of the Blackfeet tribe celebrate their claim on the Badger-Two Medicine Area in Montana, land sacred to them, which has been leased for natural gas development.

Photo: Members of the Blackfeet tribe celebrate their claim on the Badger-Two Medicine Area in Montana, land sacred to them, which has been leased for natural gas development.

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Members of the Blackfeet tribe celebrate their claim on the Badger-Two Medicine Area in Montana, land sacred to them, which has been leased for natural gas development.

Photo: Young boys watch their elders compete in a seal skin boat race off the coast of Barrow.

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Young boys watch their elders compete in a seal skin boat race off the coast of Barrow.

Photo: Young boys watch their elders compete in a seal skin boat race off the coast of Barrow.

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Young boys watch their elders compete in a seal skin boat race off the coast of Barrow.

Photo: Dancers (names available upon request) pose for a portrait in traditional regalia at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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Dancers (names available upon request) pose for a portrait in traditional regalia at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: Dancers (names available upon request) pose for a portrait in traditional regalia at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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Dancers (names available upon request) pose for a portrait in traditional regalia at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: A member of the Ponca tribe (name available upon request) sits for a portrait in traditional regalia before a pow wow in White Eagle, OK.

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A member of the Ponca tribe (name available upon request) sits for a portrait in traditional regalia before a pow wow in White Eagle, OK.

Photo: Grandmother and granddaughter, both members of the Ponca tribe (names available upon request) sit for a portrait in traditional regalia before a pow wow in White Eagle, OK.

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Grandmother and granddaughter, both members of the Ponca tribe (names available upon request) sit for a portrait in traditional regalia before a pow wow in White Eagle, OK.

Photo: Wilma Mankiller, the first Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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Wilma Mankiller, the first Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: Parade at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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Parade at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: Parade at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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Parade at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: Raising the flag at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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Raising the flag at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: A speaker at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

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A speaker at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Salmon are prepared for the evening's feast at the First Salmon Festival and pow wow in Celilo, OR, on the banks of theColumbia River.

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Salmon are prepared for the evening’s feast at the First Salmon Festival and pow wow in Celilo, OR, on the banks of theColumbia River.

Photo: Salmon are prepared for the evening's feast at the First Salmon Festival and pow wow in Celilo, OR, on the banks of theColumbia River.

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Salmon are prepared for the evening’s feast at the First Salmon Festival and pow wow in Celilo, OR, on the banks of theColumbia River.

Photo: Salmon are prepared for the evening's feast at the First Salmon Festival and pow wow in Celilo, OR, on the banks of theColumbia River.

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Salmon are prepared for the evening’s feast at the First Salmon Festival and pow wow in Celilo, OR, on the banks of theColumbia River.

Photo: Native Americans fish for salmon on the Columbia River in Washington.

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Native Americans fish for salmon on the Columbia River in Washington.

Photo: A Native American catches squawfish at the McNary Dam. A government program allows them to continue fishing for squawfish, a traditional practice.

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A Native American catches squawfish at the McNary Dam. A government program allows them to continue fishing for squawfish, a traditional practice.

Photo: Native Americans at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

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Native Americans at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

Photo: Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

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Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

Photo: Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

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Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

Photo: Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

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Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

Photo: A dancer readies for the competition at a Nez Perce pow wowin Lemhi, ID.

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A dancer readies for the competition at a Nez Perce pow wowin Lemhi, ID.

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