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An important sacred object for the Lakota is the cʽąnųpa wakʽą (chanupa wakan) or sacred pipe. [194] It usually consists of a hollow wooden stem attached to a catlinite bowl. [ 195 ] Catlinite is quarried from near Pipestone, Minnesota ; the Lakota term this iyanša (red stone), for in their mythology it formed from the blood of a people ...
[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.
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]
The ceremony is often very draining for the yuwipi man because of the focus needed to interact with the spirits and because the spirits use his life energy to heal the participants. Due to this, yuwipi men, who do not draw energy from the elements, often live short, difficult lives. [2]
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 seven sacred ceremonies to protect the Mother Earth and gave them the čhaŋnúŋpa, the sacred ceremonial pipe. The seven ceremonies are: Inípi (purification lodge) Haŋbléčheyapi (crying for vision) Wiwáŋyaŋg Wačhípi ; Huŋkalowaŋpi (making of relatives) Išnáthi Awíčhalowaŋpi (female puberty ceremony)
They sang songs and danced in a sacred ceremony under cloudy skies as hundreds of onlookers watched in silence. ... Spiritual Leader of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Oyate, known as the Great ...
Wocekiye (Lakota: Wočhékiye) is a Lakota language term meaning "to call on for aid," "to pray," and "to claim relationship with". [1] It refers to a practice among Lakota and Dakota people engaged in both the traditional Lakota religion as well as forms of Christianity.