The Sun Dance
The Sun Dance is the most important ceremony of the Ojibwe and is held yearly at the time of the Summer Solstice. It lasts from four to eight days. It shows a continuity between life and death. It shows there is no true ending to life, but a cycle of death and re-birth.
The ceremony features dancing, singing and drumming, and fasting. Some ceremonies also include the experience of visions and self-torture.
The ceremony features dancing, singing and drumming, and fasting. Some ceremonies also include the experience of visions and self-torture.