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The Sun Dance is a ceremony practiced by some Native Americans in the United States and Indigenous peoples in Canada, primarily those of the Plains cultures. It usually involves the community gathering together to pray for healing. Individuals make personal sacrifices on behalf of the community. After European colonization of the Americas, and ...
Dec 15, 2022 · When Robert Redford founded Sundance Institute, he ensured that support for Indigenous voices would be a pillar of the organization. For over 40 years, the Institute continues that commitment through labs, granting, community screenings, and the Sundance Film Festival itself. At this year’s Festival, we are honored to showcase 11 projects by Indigenous artists. Spanning
Native American dance. Native American religions. Sun Dance, most important religious ceremony of the Plains Indians of North America and, for nomadic peoples, an occasion when otherwise independent bands gathered to reaffirm their basic beliefs about the universe and the supernatural through rituals of personal and community sacrifice.
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Dec 29, 2021 · Her short films have screened at Outfest, Oaxaca Film Fest, Seattle Queer Film Festival, and Māoriland. She was selected as a fellow for the Sundance Institute + IAIA Native Writers Workshop, the Barcid Foundation’s Native American TV Writers Lab, and the 2nd Annual Native American Writers Room sponsored by the Pop Culture Collaborative.
May 30, 2009 · The Native American Sun Dance. Sun worship is a custom that has gone on nearly as long as mankind itself. In North America, the tribes of the Great Plains saw the sun as a manifestation of the Great Spirit. For centuries, the Sun Dance has been performed as a way to not only honor the sun, but also to bring the dancers visions.
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When Robert Redford founded Sundance Institute, he ensured that support for Indigenous voices would be a pillar of the organization. From iconic Indigenous artists like Sydney Freeland, Sterling Harjo, and Taika Waititi to rising stars Erica Tremblay, Taietsarón:sere 'Tai' Leclaire, and Shaandiin Tome, the Indigenous films showcased at the previous 39 Sundance Film Festivals have
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The Sundance Institute Indigenous Program champions and provides deep support of Indigenous-created stories on a global scale. From labs and fellowships to screenings and gatherings around the world, the program’s offerings are designed in response to the specific needs of Native and Indigenous storytellers. Through our work, we emulate our core values of decolonizing the screen and ...
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