The Sacred Sundance: The Transfer of a Ceremony
The Sacred Sundance: The Transfer of a Ceremony

The Sacred Sundance: The Transfer of a Ceremony

July 01, 2008 | 69 min

This feature-length documentary chronicles the Sundance ceremony brought to Eastern Canada by William Nevin of the Elsipogtog First Nation of the Mi'kmaq. Nevin learned from Elder Keith Chiefmoon of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta. Under the July sky, participants in the Sundance ceremony go four days without food or water. Then they will pierce the flesh of their chests in an offering to the Creator. This event marks a transmission of culture and a link to the warrior traditions of the past.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Kani Malsom

Naomi Scott

William Nevin

Naomi Scott

Bernard Jerome

Naomi Scott

Keith Cheifmoon

Naomi Scott

Pamela Red Cloud

Naomi Scott

Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse

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