A controversy has erupted in Manitoba. The
first time since the 1960s a Sundance ceremony has been recorded. There have
been many negative and positive comments about this. APTN the Canadian National Aboriginal
TV Network did a three part mini series in June 2013. What are some of the reasons
against or for sharing the Sundance ceremony?
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| At the end of the Sundance with my boys |
In the 19th century up until the mid 20th
century many of the traditional ceremonies were recorded both in word, but
visually with photos and later in video. Many of those doing this recording
were anthropologists, Indianophiles and in the 1950s and 60s Indigenous peoples
themselves. There was a tendency after the 1900s to start hiding the ceremonies
because religious officials and government agents would take children during
the ceremonies and they had been declared illegal both in Canada
and the United States.
To see the video
