Santa Barbara photographer Richard Garnica shared some photos from the 2022 Chumash Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow held on October 1-2 in Santa Ynez. According to the Santa Ynez Chumash website, “over 300 Native American dancers and singers representing many of the tribes from Canada and the United States, attend annually to participate socially and competitively.” Of the event, Garnica said it was “beautiful to see so many tribes coming together, sharing culture with each other and all of us who had the the honor to attend.”
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