On August 2nd 2012 the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians Flag was sighted at the 22nd Annual Gathering of the Sacred Pipes Sundance / Youth & Elders Gathering at Pipestone Minnesota.Able Cool Wind of the Bear Clan from Choctaw Nation seen here with Mackinac Bands Native Marine Veteran Flag carrier Ronald Bushnell as they proudly display the Mackinac Bands tribal flag held up in front of the Pipestone National Monument entrance sign as they attended the 2012 ceremonies.
The Sundance a very sacred and special ceremony, It just seems fitting that that kind of ceremony would be held here. It fulfills the full scope of the sacred nature of this place.
The Sundance at the Monument got underway officially with Tree Day, whereby a tree was selected and carried to the Monument site around which the dancers will carry out their ceremony. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 2, the dancers will fast from sunrise to sunset for four days, praying for the health and happiness of all living things on Mother Earth.
By Sunday, Aug. 5th , with their lips cracked from thirst, their skin burnt by the sun and their chests pierced through the flesh, the dancers will emerge from their four days of labor to begin a new life.
The community is welcome to witness the ceremony. The site can be reached by vehicle via the Monument’s north access road. At that entrance, attendees will receive a welcome pamphlet that lists Sundance protocols.
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