Interview · North Dakota · Aileen Little Ghost · NDNAEU 7
Themes: Identity & belonging, Spirituality & ceremony, Arts & expression, Self-determination & leadership
Learn About questions
How does attending ceremonies help individuals develop their sense of identity?
What is a Vision Quest?
Who are the Thunder Beings?
What is a Sweat?
What is a Sundance?
Learn From questions
What is my identity defined by? What helps me know who I am?
Are there ceremonies that are part of my life? If so, what are they?
Do I see myself as a leader for others? Why or why not?
What helps me to feel worthy and have courage?
Transcripts
02 Aileen Little Ghost: Sundance
Watch this interview on YouTubeMy husband found sobriety through Sundance son that’s when you when you there’s courage you gotta have courage though you were am i worthy enough and it takes the medicine man that him he encountered you gotta find how to get there by asking questions and attend these ceremonies and first they had to go in a Vision Quest because he was a veteran he was put on the hill Vision Quest and the Thunder beings came and they painted him with was there all his body from the head to the toe painted red with that was that and thunder beings came and washed it all off in the medicine man said they had washed all the blood that you that you have killed a lot of enemy so you can carry a pipe so that’s a start then and he that Sundance for 33 years that is why feel drawn to sweats and ceremony and Sundance it’s it’s something that is good really good that’s what I would say and my granddaughter my oldest gran eighth granddaughter Eva his son dancing she said I’m sundeck I’m gonna Sundance because grandpa Ambrose Sundance for 33 years and I’m gonna Sundance 33 years she said and that’s keeping her from doing drugs and she’s telling her friends it doesn’t happen overnight but he’s seeing what she’s doing someone did my following her it’s good that’s that’s facts of life I’m you know facts of life is good things not the other way around Ava’s mentor is John Chow escaped and he’s he bought us on the bed Sundance him and Ambrose and other members of this tribe bought us on that Sunday in fact over here I mean not back they bought the Sundance here if they don’t use it’s going to be gone it’s going to go back to white Cape came from and that’s gonna be sad and this is ours is just for the people Indian people to believe in it and use it works
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