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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".
Hall, Robert L. "Calumet Ceremonialism, Mourning Ritual, and Mechanisms of Inter-tribal Trade." in Mirror and Metaphor: Material and Social Constructions of Reality (1987): 29-43. Hays, Charles F. III, ed. Proceedings of the 1989 Smoking Pipe Conference: Selected Papers (Research Division of the Rochester Museum and Science Center, 1992).
Northern Plains Beaded Pipe Bag c. 1870s The Sioux Quilled Pipe Bag at left is decorated with quillwork forming flora and fauna, buffalo and caterpillars. The "cocoon" design symbolizes spiritual and physical transformation, [ 1 ] and the Sioux spirit Yumni, the whirlwind, responsible for the four directions of the world.
Catlinite, also called pipestone, is a type of argillite (metamorphosed mudstone), usually brownish-red in color, which occurs in a matrix of Sioux Quartzite. Because it is fine-grained and easily worked, it is prized by Native Americans , primarily those of the Plains nations , for use in making ceremonial pipes , known as chanunpas or ...
Placing the clan poles, c. 1910. Several features are common to the ceremonies held by Sun Dance cultures. These include dances and songs passed down through many generations, the use of a traditional drum, a sacred fire, praying with a ceremonial pipe, fasting from food and water before participating in the dance, and, in some cases, the ceremonial piercing of skin and a trial of physical ...
The History Center of Olmsted County (HCOC) is a non-profit organization located in Rochester, Minnesota, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Olmsted County. Founded in 1926 as the Olmsted County Historical Society.
Various rituals are important to Lakota life, seven of them presented as having been given by a benevolent wakʽą spirit, White Buffalo Calf Woman. These include the sweat lodge purification ceremony, the vision quest, and the sun dance. A ritual specialist, usually called a wičháša wakhá ("holy man"), is responsible for healing and other ...
Many counties and towns in the state hold annual fairs. The Sioux Empire Fair, in Sioux Falls, is the largest fair in the state, with an annual attendance of over 250,000. [9] The South Dakota State Fair is another large annual event; it is held in Huron at the end of the summer. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an annual event in Sturgis. In ...