Arikara medicine ceremony - Earth.com

Here are four Arikara medicine men performing a ceremony that was intended to bring rain and food to their people. In the late 19th century, government officers attempted to ban such acts of worship – although enforcement of this was nigh-on impossible. Yet this 1908 image was actually set up by the legendary photographer of Native Americans, Edward S. Curtis. Photo Credit: Edward S. Curtis

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