Hardship and suffering in the Sun Dance, the supreme ritual of the Plains Indians, is no simple test of courage or an entertaining circus. Rather, the conscious and meaningful devotion is a sacred act in favor of a higher good. Eike Reinhardt and Daniel Goetz share their own experiences of participating in this ritual of the Piapot First Nation (Canada). They ask the question: What can we learn from indigenous cultures? And how? On their travels around the globe they sit with the old men at the campfire and learn other cultures first hand.