8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The Winnemem Wintu, a small unrecognized tribe of 125, performed a puberty ceremony on the McCloud River in California this July.
Here the Winnemem rush the sacred fire at the climax of H'up Chona
The Winnemem Wintu, a small unrecognized tribe of 125, performed a puberty ceremony on the McCloud River in California this July. Here the Winnemem rush the sacred fire at the climax of H'up Chonas, or war dance.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2010 |
| Date Uploaded: | 07.2010 |
| Photo Location: | California, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS |
| Copyright: | © Marc Dadigan |