Hopi, Laguna dance during Solstice at Chaco
Hopi Dancers Sunnirae Suqnevahya, Eric Poneoma and Sunbeam Suqnevahya dance at Pueblo Bonito on Tuesday at Chaco Canyon. The Hopi dancers performed as part of the summer solstice celebration at the Nation Historic Park. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Vida Volkert
Staff writer

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK — Janet Kennedy was standing in the parking lot at dawn when she heard chanting and drumming echo in the distance.

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