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[2] [3] In the March 2003 meeting it was agreed among the spiritual leaders and Bundle Keepers of the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations that: I-ni-pi (Purification Ceremony): Those that run this sacred rite should be able to communicate with Tun-ca-s'i-la (our Sacred Grandfathers) in their Native Plains tongue.
AIM politicized Lakota religion, transforming it into a symbol of resistance as part of an anti-colonial ideology; [414] they for instance converted the Lakota's sacred pipe into a Pan-Indian symbol. [415] AIM also assisted in promoting Lakota ceremonies to other Native American groups. [416]
The pipe ceremony is one of the Seven Sacred Rites of the Lakota people. [1] Lakota tradition has it that White Buffalo Calf Woman brought the chanunpa to the people, as one of the Seven Sacred Rites, to serve as a sacred bridge between this world and Wakan Tanka, the "Great Mystery". [1] [2]
In general, the Native American Church believes in one supreme God, the Great Spirit, and the Trinity (God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost), which is represented by the three leaders present in Half-Moon rituals. [17] Ceremonies are generally held in a tipi and services must be conducted by a priest, pastor, or elder, known as the Roadman. [10]
The sweat lodge ceremony practised by Lakota groups have since spread widely among Native Americans. [277] The scholar of religion Suzanne Owen noted that she had seen Ojibwe people using the Lakota term mitakuye oyasin (all my relations) as a means of encapsulating Native American perspectives on life more broadly. [277]
Looking Horse is spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and the Nakota Oyate in South Dakota and the 19th keeper of the sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman Pipe and Bundle.
She taught the Lakota how to pray and honor the Earth through ceremony, and promised to return one day in the guise of a white bison calf with black eyes, nose and hooves.
Chief Leonard Crow Dog, a renowned spiritual leader and Native American rights activist who fought for sovereignty, language preservation and religious freedom, has died at age 78. Crow Dog ...