Category Archives: Sundance ceremony

SunDance 2024

Greetings Sundance family,

Sun Dance 2024 dates fall again on our late intercessors Pat Hendrickson’s birth & passing.

When: Dancer purification March 10th-13th. Tree Day 13th – Sun Dance 14th – 17th March 2024

dates below & contacts re: Vision Quest, Hui, Drum practice & Working bee

All Wecome.

Where: 232 Blue Spur road, Hokitika, West Coast , South Island,

note: Pet lovers: please make arrangements, as dance site is not suitable for pets.

Sundance in Aotearoa

In Aotearoa / New Zealand, the journey of the Sundance ceremony began with a visit from Patrick Hendrickson (aka Chief White Cloud or Patrick Aynewausch in the summer of 1999/2000..  Although people from Aotearoa had attended the Sundance held in Hornby Island in 1999 , this was the first opportunity for a wider group of people to meet Patrick Hendrickson and participate in Inipi purification lodges.

During this first visit, Patrick Hendrickson spent time traveling Aotearoa and speaking with Tangata Whenua and others about his journey and vision.  The first Sundance was run by Patrick Hendrickson in the summer of  2001/2002

View the clip below to learn more about the purpose & meaning that brought this ceremony to Aotearoa.. (image Patrick Aynewausch )

Patrick Aynewausch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQm2YcbnLg

Sun Dance 2023

New Moon greetings Sundance family,

A one-off Sun Dance has come together, dates fall on our late intercessors Pat Hendrickson’s birth & passing.

When: Dancer purification March 12th-15th. Tree Day 15th – Sun Dance 16th – 19th March 2023

Where: 232 Blue Spur road, Hokitika, West Coast , South Island,

More details to follow inc. Vision Quest dates & contact info.

note: Pet lovers: please make arrangements, as dance site is not suitable for pets.

HUI & inipi – 22nd May 2021

Hi Sundance Whanau, i hope you are all well and making the most out of this beautiful autumn.

To all who haven’t heard. Danielle asked me for the sundance whanau to come together and have a Hui at my place on Saturday the 22nd of May.

She will come in the morning and like to talk about Sundance in the North Island and afterwards to sweat.

I hope to see you and looking forward catching up.

Bring something nice to share for lunch. Cheers Johannes