Sun Dance

March 23 2010

Sun Dance in the Wild Horse Sanctuary

Peggy Rubin Sacred Theatre Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook, Sun Dance

A project worthy of attention: Loretta Cook, a friend and teacher, is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Every year she and others of her family, descendants of the legendary leaders American Horse and Afraid-of-Bear, hold a traditional Sun Dance during the days immediately preceding the summer solstice at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in […]

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