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One of the customs of the Plains Indians was the Sun Dance. Native Americans from many of the Plains Indian tribes met on the grasslands in the summer. There, Indian doctors would treat the sick, and councils would meet to discuss common problems of the Indians. The most important part of the gathering was the Sun Dance, a four-day spiritual ceremony. The Sun Dance took place in a lodge built of tree branches. The lodge had no roof, and a tall tree trunk stood in the middle. As the Indians danced together, the dancers looked up the tree trunk to the sky, to ask the Great Spirit to give them good fortune through the following year.

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