The Sacred Sundance: The Transfer of a Ceremony (2008)

The Sacred Sundance: The Transfer of a Ceremony

This feature-length documentary chronicles the Sundance ceremony brought to Eastern Canada by William Nevin of the Elsipogtog First Nation of the Mi'kmaq. Nevin learned from Elder Keith Chiefmoon of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta. Under the July sky, participants in the Sundance ceremony go four days without food or water. Then they will pierce the flesh of their chests in an offering to the Creator. This event marks a transmission of culture and a link to the warrior traditions of the past.

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Kani Malsom
as Self

William Nevin
as Self

Bernard Jerome
as Self

Keith Cheifmoon
as Self

Pamela Red Cloud
as Self

Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
as Self

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Rohan Fernando
Sound

Brian J. Francis
Writer

Kent Martin
Producer

Brian J. Francis
Director

Alex Salter
Sound

Nigel Markham
Director of Photography

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