Sioux Religion
- Male and female shamans provided religious leadership
- depending on the tribe, their duties might include leading hunting and war parties
- Their duties as a tribe is curing the sick; foretelling the future, including the weather; and interpreting visions and dreams
- wahpeton shamans divined the whereabouts of the enemy and lost objects
- they performed feats of skill and magic in front of large audiences to impress the public with their powers
- they believed in wakan tanka, the great spirit and creator of the universe, and other gods and spirits
- they would preform the medicine dance several times a year
- religious activities included vision quests and ritual purification in the sweat lodge
- they later adopted some plains ceremonies, such as the sun dance