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sweat lodge

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A Native American permutation of sauna, consisting of a dome-shaped hut made from bent willow branches covered by animal skins; hot rocks are placed inside on which water is poured, dramatically increasing the humidity. Once finished, the participants may jump into ice water, roll in the snow or rub sage on themselves to complete the experience.

sweat lodge

Among the indigenous peoples of North America, a tent or hut, traditionally made of arched poles covered in animal hide, used to enclose a steam or vapor bath for healing purposes.

Synonym: medicine lodge

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Upon departing, we participated in a group sweatlodge, which helped us refocus on our task, our goal, and being a team.

My Quest for the Bay. (Gazette)

Sun enters the sweatlodge and drops the stones onto the hearth.

Folding my wings. (Essay)

But a sweatlodge hits a lot closer to home for some.

Where is the Native passion to protect?

Also making a choice, said Buffalo, are those people in the community who are hurting and not participating in daily or weekly smudging, sweatlodge, prayers, and any number of ceremonies that are available.

Bylaw to evict considered as means to control violence

My concern is about traditional healing, i.e., the sweatlodge ceremony.

Reader asks: what road do you choose?

"They're the ones that brought me back to the sweatlodge," he said.

Reconciliation 'bigger than residential schools': Grand Chief Ed John

Hand drums are used with a personal approach that is deeply religious and ceremonial for the sun dance, ghost dance, prairie chicken dance, and sweatlodge.

The spirit of the drum. (Buffalo Sprit)

While "Lame Deer teaches that the sweatlodge...always faces west...Black Elk maintained that the inipi should face east.

A ventriloquy of anthros: Densmore, Dorsey, Lame Deer and Erdoes

The ground breaking on June 21 included a sweatlodge and tobacco ceremony.

Ground broken for new Aboriginal centre at U of S

There were always lots of cultural activities taking place that included powwows, sweatlodge ceremonies, Elder gatherings and political rallies in support of treaty rights.

Paul Sayer

What began as a one-day workshop eight years ago has grown to a full two days, including a sweatlodge ceremony, now held twice a year in the spring and fall.

Changing attitudes, touching hearts. (People)

Many years after he was released and learned more about spirituality, he ran the first sweatlodge ceremony in a prison in the country.