An Apache girl dances with her godmother and godfather at her Sunrise Dance on the San Carlos Indian Reservation Arizona USA
An Apache girl dances with her godmother and godfather at her Sunrise Dance a first menstruation rite on the San Carlos Indian Reservation Arizona USA The three are covered with sacred yellow pollen from the cattail plant which has been applied as a blessing by the medicine man and the relatives The Sunrise Dance is an enactment of the Apache creation myth and during the rites the girl becomes Changing Woman a mythical female figure and comes into possession of her healing powers The rites are also supposed to prepare the girl for adulthood and to give her a long and healthy life without material wants
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