The tipis were set also in a larger circle, and when there were many people and many tipis, the homes were set a circle within a circle. With us the circle stands for the togetherness of people who sit with one another around a fire, relatives and friends united in peace, while the pipe passes from hand to hand. All the families in the village were in turn circles within a larger circle, part of the larger hoop of the nation. To us this is beautiful and fitting, symbol and reality at the same time, expressing the harmony of nature and life. Aspects of everyday life embrace the circle.
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Dance is done in a circle. Games, tools, hunting and war strategies, adornment, many things, all based in the round. The symbol of the circle also suggests the concept of family. So one is a member of an immediate family, a broader circle of family and finally, the entire nation. The unauthorized use of any and all materials from this site constitutes copyright infringement.