This is way off, from the little I know and have seen, it isn't the medicine man who shakes the rattles, it's the spirits. In this case it may be the so called medicine person imitating a ceremony. Also to post $65 as a fee for this ceremony is not the way a true medicine person does medicine. I have attened many lakota ceremonies and people give what they feel wheter it be food, water, or money for gas for the medicine person but to outright ask for $65 up front is not the lakota way. Will they refuse a family who has no money?
Is this man a sundancer? Does he offer his flesh? Has he done hanbleca?
Plus you don't just study for 15 years and then bam your a medicine person....it's in the blood....it's in the STARS not in books.
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if any one knows who cheif whitehorse was please contact me or how he died. he belongs to the cherokees. [MORE]
anna
Jan 24, 2008 10:34
Thank you ... deeply and sincerely,
and with love,
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Lori Ani
Jan 8, 2008 15:28
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John Cannon
Nov 4, 2007 01:11
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Oct 1, 2007 11:34
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Hartmut Mayer
Sep 10, 2007 14:35
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dudu
Sep 4, 2007 15:13
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betty greencrow
Aug 6, 2007 11:10
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Isnala Wicasa
Jul 21, 2007 02:26
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John Nichols
Jul 23, 2007 01:15
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Grover
Apr 30, 2007 10:41
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Oyate
Apr 14, 2007 00:11
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Lakota Winyan
Mar 22, 2007 10:12
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RezDoc57
Feb 14, 2008 12:04
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quick bear
Mar 21, 2007 13:34
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hoksila zi
Mar 21, 2007 13:22
These are the things that go on that help us Native Americans get sterotyped, and its not right, and for... [MORE]
Sally Jo
Apr 5, 2007 00:09
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kwikbear emaciyapi
Mar 21, 2007 13:07
why so many haters out there? white horse received the ceremonies in a good way. he helps the people. people... [MORE]
chanupa
Mar 7, 2007 21:53
I am very appalled that a newspaper like this would put information out there to the public that is negligent... [MORE]
Isnala
Mar 15, 2007 08:55
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respect
Sep 25, 2007 10:30
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John Cannon
Nov 4, 2007 01:53
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Martin KnifeChief
Mar 6, 2007 18:47
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NDN B4U
Mar 6, 2007 18:44
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Mar 6, 2007 12:19
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GB, TX
Mar 6, 2007 03:22
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Oliver
Sep 24, 2007 08:50
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Wade Crowe
Feb 28, 2007 13:40
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Annette F. Lynnwood WA
Mar 6, 2007 01:44
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JM from TX
Feb 15, 2007 15:31
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Angela Swanson
Feb 13, 2007 23:39
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SF in MI
Feb 28, 2007 15:34
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