Skateboarders, weavers, kite makers: A Smithsonian party for 'Indigenous voices'
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This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured "Indigenous Voices of the Americas" and was full of surprises — like Bolivian women skateboarding in traditional garb — bowler hats and poofy skirts.
(Image credit: Ben de la Cruz)
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