A Brief Description of Common Lakotah Ceremonies Among the Sioux, there were, historically, seven central community ceremonial rites: 1. Canupa: The Sacred Pipe Ceremony 2. Inipi: The Sweat Lodge 3. Hanblecha: The Vision Quest 4. Wiwangwacipi: The Sun Dance 5. Hunkapi: The Making of Relatives 6. The Keeping of The Soul 7. Ishna Ta Awi Cha Lowan: Preparing a Girl for Womanhood These ceremonies occur during different stages of human...