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- Shiva or Dharmathakur, also features body suspension. In North America, the Okipa ceremony - which includes piercing and suspension - has been a major part...
- first man of European descent to be allowed to watch the sacred annual Okipa ceremony. During the winter months of 1833 and 1834, Prince Maximilian of...
- Native American okipa ceremony as witnessed by George Catlin, circa 1835...
- The Okipa ceremony was a test for young Mandan men to prove themselves as warriors. The ceremony as witnessed by George Catlin, circa 1835...
- between bulls has been noted to occur among American bison. The Mandan nation Okipa festival concludes with a ceremonial enactment of this behavior, to "ensure...
- Mandans. Twice he sponsored the most fundamental ceremony of his tribe, the Okipa. Belonging to the elite of Mitutanka, he lived in an earth lodge across...
- ceremonial lodge next to the plaza and used both during ceremonies like the Okipa. The medicine lodge was usually detectable by its size and flat façade,...
- continue to survive as a people. Fenn discusses the revival of the traditional Okipa ceremony as one mark of modern resilience. Encounters at the Heart of the...