INTRODUCTION |
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THE SUN DANCE |
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CHOOSING THE MENTOR |
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INVITATION |
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PREPARATION OF THE CANDIDATE |
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INSTRUCTION OF A SHAMAN |
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SECRET INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SHAMAN |
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REGALIA OF THE CANDIDATE |
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CEREMONY |
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DUTIES OF THE PEOPLE |
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THE JOURNEY OF THE BANDS TO THE SUN DANCE SITE |
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THE FIRST DAY'S CEREMONY |
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THE SECOND DAY |
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THE THIRD DAY |
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THE FOURTH DAY |
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THE SECOND FOUR DAY PERIOD |
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SACRED LODGE ERECTED |
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SCOUTING FOR THE TREE |
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BUILDING THE SUN LODGE |
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THE BUFFALO FEAST |
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GREETING THE SUN |
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CAPTURE OF THE TREE |
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THE PROCESSION OF SEX |
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RAISING THE SUN POLE |
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GREETING THE SUN ON THE FOURTH, OR MID-YEAR DAY |
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PREPARATION OF THE CANDIDATES |
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INSTALLATION OF THE DANCERS |
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THE BUFFALO DANCE |
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PIERCING CHILDREN'S EARS |
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THE SUN-GAZE DANCE |
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THE SCALP-STAFF DANCE |
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COMPLETION OF THE CEREMONY |
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THE HUNKA CEREMONY |
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EQUIPMENT FOR THE CEREMONY |
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ORDER OF CEREMONY |
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THE CEREMONY |
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THE SYMBOLIC CAPTURE |
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INCENSE AND THE PIPE |
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THE MEAT OFFERING |
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PRONOUNCING THEM HUNKA |
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WAVING THE WANDS |
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RITE OF THE BUFFALO SKULL |
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RITE OF THE EAR OF CORN |
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PAINTING AND EXCHANGING CLOTHING |
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THE SECRET CEREMONY |
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THE BUFFALO CEREMONY |
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TRANSLATIONS OF TEXTS |
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WAKAN |
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WAKAN TANKA |
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CONCEPTION OF ENERGY |
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THE CONCEPT NI |
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INVOCATION BY A SHAMAN |
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SICUN |
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SICUN |
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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY SWORD |
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THE NUMBER FOUR |
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THE CIRCLE |
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THE FOUR GREAT VIRTUES |
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THE CAUSES OF DISEASES |
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NARRATIVES |
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WHEN THE PEOPLE LAUGHED AT HANWI |
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WHEN THE WIZARD CAME |
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THE OLD WOMAN |
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WHEN WOHPE CAME TO THE WORLD |
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HOW THE NORTH WIND LOST HIS BIRTHRIGHT |
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HOW THE WEST WIND BECAME THE COMPANION OF THE WINGED GOD |
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WOOING WOHPE |
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THE WARS OF THE WINDS |
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THE FEAST BY TATE |
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HOW THE LAKOTA CAME UPON THE WORLD |
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THE BUFFALO WOMAN |
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THE DEATH OF IYA |
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IKTOMI AND THE YOUNG MAN |
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THE STONE BOY |
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THE WIZARD AND HIS WIFE |
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HOW THE LARK WON THE RACE |
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THE SUN DANCE TAUGHT TO THE LAKOTA |
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HOW BIG-FOOT GOT HIS NAME |
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LEGENDS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE BUFFALO CEREMONY |
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THE BEGINNING OF FOOT RACING |