Native American dancers perform in Washington (11 images)

Mountain Spirit Dancers from Arizona's White Mountain Apache Reservation perform The Mountain Spirit Dance, or "gaani," at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington on December 8, 2009. They dance to honor trees brought from their home territory to Washington for the Christmas holiday, including the tree on Capitol Hill.

Mountain Spirit Dancers from Arizona's White Mountain Apache Reservation perform The Mountain Spirit Dance, or "gaani," at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington on December 8, 2009. They dance to honor trees brought from their home territory to Washington for the Christmas holiday, including the tree on Capitol Hill. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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Mountain Spirit Dancers from Arizona's White Mountain Apache Reservation perform The Mountain Spirit Dance, or "gaani," at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington on December 8, 2009. They dance to honor trees brought from their home territory to Washington for the Christmas holiday, including the tree on Capitol Hill. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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Mountain Spirit Dancers from Arizona's White Mountain Apache Reservation perform The Mountain Spirit Dance, or "gaani," at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington on December 8, 2009. They dance to honor trees brought from their home territory to Washington for the Christmas holiday, including the tree on Capitol Hill. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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Mountain Spirit Dancers from Arizona's White Mountain Apache Reservation perform The Mountain Spirit Dance, or "gaani," at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington on December 8, 2009. They dance to honor trees brought from their home territory to Washington for the Christmas holiday, including the tree on Capitol Hill. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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