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Hui, Sundance ceremony

Hui, Inipi & drum practice

9th November 2024 – 1pm

Dear Sundance family, its time to discuss plans for our forthcoming dance; vision quest dates, location and lots of other fun things.

Meeting commences at 1pm, followed by drum practice, sweat lodge & shared kai.

We expect to finish by late afternoon/early evening.
Y’all are welcome to stay & inipi the following day too.

Please bring a plate for shared kai.

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

For more information please contact :

contact: Lakota: 0274308864 / finchdixonl@gmail.com

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SUNDANCE 2025

Greetings Sundance family,

SunDance 2025 dates are : February 9th – 17th.

Dancer purification: February 9th-12th. Tree Day 12th – Dance 13th – 16th February 2025

Communal tidy up: Monday 17th February 2025.

All Welcome.

Vision Quest, Hui, Drum practice & working bee dates to follow.

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

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

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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQm2YcbnLg
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Leonard Crow Dog (Kangi Shunka Manitou), Sundance elder/chief of the Paradise grounds in Rosebud, South Dakota, USA received and acknowledged a jar of Manuka honey from ‘our’ Tree, earlier this Month during the final day, SunDay (7.8.16), of their SunDance.

This token symbolises and recognises our greater Sundance roots, of Uncle Pat and Crow Dog’s direction then and six years ago when he said “Go Home, Carry On!”.

Koha was additionally offered and accepted with extended thanks to: Rewa, Sue & Simon.