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Holding herbs toward the sky, Ronald Red Dog Smith prays as the Waccamaw Indian People hold a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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The Waccamaw Indian People hold a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Chief Harold Buster Hatcher of the Waccamaw Indian People walks around the circle surrounding the fire during the sacred ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Holding herbs toward the sky, Mark Two Blades Williams prays in a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise for the Waccamaw Indian People on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Williams is the fire keeper for the Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation and he lives in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock (right) smudges Ronald Red Dog Smith before Smith enters the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock blows the horn signifying the beginning of the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock (left) smudges Chief Harold Buster Hatcher before Hatcher enters the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock (left) smudges Chief Harold Buster Hatcher before Hatcher enters the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Hands outstretched, Randy Wood prays as the Waccamaw Indian People hold a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Holding herbs toward the sky, Ronald Red Dog Smith prays as the Waccamaw Indian People hold a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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The Waccamaw Indian People hold a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Chief Harold Buster Hatcher of the Waccamaw Indian People walks around the circle surrounding the fire during the sacred ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Holding herbs toward the sky, Mark Two Blades Williams prays in a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise for the Waccamaw Indian People on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Williams is the fire keeper for the Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation and he lives in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock (right) smudges Ronald Red Dog Smith before Smith enters the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock blows the horn signifying the beginning of the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock (left) smudges Chief Harold Buster Hatcher before Hatcher enters the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Waccamaw Indian People Fire Keeper Marion Craddock (left) smudges Chief Harold Buster Hatcher before Hatcher enters the sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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Hands outstretched, Randy Wood prays as the Waccamaw Indian People hold a sacred fire ceremony at sunrise on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Tribal Grounds near Aynor. The ceremony preceded the Spring Equinox Celebration and the community is invited to attend. Other fire ceremonies will be held at noon and sunset. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
- Janet Morgan
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