Inipi
Michael Hackwith, Lakota Sundance spiritual leader and retired U.S. Marine, shows the altar area outside of the Inipi sweat lodge at Turkey Creek Ranch, 10 miles south of Fort Carson. Mr. Hackwith leads a traditional sweat lodge purification ceremony every other weekend. The purification ceremony, which lasts about two hours, is open to Native and non-Native people and meant as a place to pray for military members. Sweat lodges are part of many Native American cultures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Monica Mendoza)
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