American Indian festival in Lawrenceville

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Veronica Guevara, 11, of Duluth, left, Fern Hoover, 8, of Banner Elk, NC, center, and Edie Petoskey, 9, talk before they compete during the American Indian Festival Saturday in Lawrenceville on May 28, 2011.

Wearing a prairie chicken dance uniform, Lamar Ironhorse, of Washington, DC, left, dances during the grand entry of the American Indian Festival grand entry takes place in the covered rodeo arena of the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon in Lawrenceville, Ga., May 28, 2011. Ironhorse is from the Tuscarora Indian Tribe.

Anthony Lett, of Atlanta, center, dances in the men's traditional dance during the American Indian Festival grand entry takes place in the covered rodeo arena of the Gwinnett Fairgrounds Saturday in Lawrenceville. Lett is a Cherokee Indian.

Wearing a Native American head dress, Kevin Chavis, of Pembroke, NC., waits to compete in the Prairie Chicken Dance division of the American Indian Festival in the covered rodeo arena of the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Saturday in Lawrenceville, Ga., May 28, 2011. Chavis is from the Lumbee tribe.

Dancers march in the arena during the grand entry before the start of the American Indian Festival in the covered rodeo arena of the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon in Lawrenceville, Ga., May 28, 2011.

Jonathan Jumper, 12, of Kennesaw, prepares to compete in the men's fancy division of the American Indian Festival. Jumper's family is originally from Cherokee, NC., and is an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian of the Snowbird Community. Jonathan's father, Robin, is a drummer and performer in the festival.

Women circle a group of men singing and drumming during the American Indian Festival grand entry in the covered rodeo arena of the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon in Lawrenceville, Ga., May 28, 2011.

Travis Lovett, of Atlanta, competes in the men's fancy dance during the American Indian Festival in the covered rodeo arena of the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Saturday in Lawrenceville, Ga., May 28, 2011. Lovett is a professional Native American dancer and is a Cherokee Indian. Lovett has been coming to this event for five years in a row.

Kiren Hoover, 3, gets her hair styled by her mom Ingrid Hoover, of Banner Elk, NC., as her son Briar, 12, waits his turn to dance wearing his traditional outfit during the American Indian Festival. Ingrid's children are Native American from the Ojibway and Comanche tribes.

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Veronica Guevara, 11, of Duluth, left, Fern Hoover, 8, of Banner Elk, NC, center, and Edie Petoskey, 9, talk before they compete during the American Indian Festival Saturday in Lawrenceville on May 28, 2011.

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