The name of this Ceremony “The People’s Sundance” is based on the idea that the Sundance is created for the people and by the people.

This means that all of this Ceremony is planned, organised and run by the people – each person supporting and/or coming to this Sundance contributes to creating how it will unfold.


During the year

Throughout the year a cohort, the Sundance Co-Heart, is planning and organising the camp, the structure and equipment, the registration, the website, the food menu, looking at all aspects of the community life that will support the prayer. These efforts are held as part of the Give-Away to Life and to Mother Earth that Sundance calls for. This is about creating the container for the prayer.

Alongside this, those drumming and singing will come together and start practising, those intending to dance many rounds will build their physical strength, and we all begin to surface the prayer we want to hold and offer to Life.


During the Sundance

When we arrive, we begin with setting our tents, and focus on building our community spaces. Here again, the mind we are holding is that of the Give-Away. Some of us have volunteered to arrive on Thursday to make sure that as much as possible of the structures are up for Friday morning. Let us know if you are interested in joining us.

When we arrive, we join a ‘clan’, a group of people who will care for particular aspects of the camp’s needs from the first to the last day. This also becomes a precious support to learn and have joyful exchanges with , as we deepen our inner prayers – especially for those ‘new’ to Sundance. Each clan will have a mix of people with experience and new ones, as well as some of our younger ones, who enjoy being woven in the life of the ‘adults’ and bringing their unique gift.

With this structure to support us, throughout our days together, we will care for cooking, cleaning, dishwashing, the fire, the general beauty of the camp.

At the end of the Ceremonial time, we will also take the camp down together, leaving no traces and only beauty behind us.

Points and clans

In this Earth Wisdom Medicine Way, we care for one another through a structure of ‘points’ and ‘clans’ or ’societies’.

Points here is a concept of someone (in this case one with experience of what needs to be cared for) agreeing to take responsibility for accomplishing a task by getting a team (called ‘clan’ or ’society’) together as needed in order to work on the activity. Alongside this comes also a heightened awareness and responsibility for the needs of the people. Those of us who have chosen to be points for the preparation/organisation and often the follow through of a particular area of this Sundance are part of the’ Sundance Co-Heart’. Together, we ensure this Ceremony comes into being, on behalf of the people. Contact us if you wish you know more about this – info@hozro.eu.

Alongside this, some of us will also hold the point of our ‘clans’, which will care for our daily maintenance tasks in a mutually supportive way.

Below is a list of the points we see are needed, with the names of those who have already stepped forward. Let us know if you are interested in filling any “vacancy”!

  • Overall Points: White Eagle(man) and LightningFeather
  • Lead Dancers: Thomas Spahl
  • Drummers and Singers: StarWalker
  • Support to Lead Dancers: VACANCY
  • Sundance Lodge: BlackSun
  • RainbowLodge: RedBull
  • Medicine Items / Ceremonial Altar: DancingLeaf
  • Calling the People: White Eagle (man) and Lightning Feather
  • Web Design and content: PaintedArrow and MoonRaven
  • Booking: RisingSun
  • Welcoming the People: RedBull (with RainbowWoman and MoonRaven)
  • Finance: RisingSun
  • Venue: WhiteRaven
  • Community Structure: WhiteRaven
    • Teepees:
    • Accommodation for Sundance Chiefs
    • Tools:
  • Wood: RedBull
  • Beauty, welfare and cleaning: MoonRider (with GoldenEagle and BuffaloWoman)
  • Kitchen and Food: Albert
  • Family and Children: DiamondLight
  • Medicine Fair: DiamondLight
  • Leave no Trace: Tom