This home movie captures scenes of the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, attended by El Paso’s Cummings family in 1949. The Ceremonial is an annual event that brings together Native American tribes from across the nation for a celebration of Native American culture with four days of parades, powwows, and rodeos. Scenes of rodeo events and traditional tribal dances at the arena are included. Additional scenes of the Cummingses camping, fishing, and riding horses in New Mexico and Texas are included.

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