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Sun Dance Ceremony
The annual Sun Dance ceremony at the Blood Indian Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta.
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Sun Dance Ceremony
![Two men wearing feathered and beaded headwear and clothing celebrate the sundance.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/1953_SunDanceCeremony_FH24267.png?itok=nSrj7aZU)
Sun Dance Ceremony
In this photo men celebrate sun dance, an annual ceremony practiced traditionally by Indigenous groups from the Plains region, at the Blood Indian Reserve in Alberta. The Indian Act of 1885 forbid the practice of this ceremony.
Credit:
Library and Archives Canada/ (c) Government of Canada
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