sundance

plural sundances · alternative sun dance

1. Any of various Native American religious rituals with songs, dances, praying, etc.

   Mary and her husband, Jack Hyatt (Cherokee/African-American), have participated in sundances for a number of years.

   2001, Susan Lobo, Kurt Peters, American Indians and the Urban Experience, page 256

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   Of course before this there will be lesser fights with Indian foes and whites, and much village life, moving, sundances and other ceremonials to record and a great hunt on the Yellowstone […]

   1992, Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer, Letters of Mari Sandoz, page 340

2. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of the Southern United States, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.

   Synonyms: firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower

1. A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2. A ghost town in northern Manitoba, Canada.
3. A ski resort and census-designated place (Sundance Resort) in Utah County, Utah, United States.
4. A town, the county seat of Crook County, Wyoming, United States.