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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". [1] [2]
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 ...
In Lakota culture, the yuwipi (pronounced yoo-WEE-pee [1]) ceremony is held for both physical and spiritual healing. Yuwipi means "they wrap him up" [ 2 ] or "they tie him up". [ 3 ] The ceremony can be performed at any time of year when healing is needed.
Eagle bone whistles are used in many ceremonies of various American Indigenous cultures. [1] The eagle bone whistle may be considered as a ceremonial or sacred object which may not be considered a musical instrument, if music is defined as entertainment: "There is no time or need...to wallow in distinctions between a feather-and-bone raptor and a bone whistle avian mysticism; one would no ...
The white buffalo calf's June arrival in Yellowstone National Park signaled, under tribal lore, both a blessing and a warning to the world.
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.
The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who cautioned that ...
Frank Fools Crow (c. 1890 – 1989) was an Oglala Lakota civic and religious leader. 'Grandfather', or 'Grandpa Frank' as he was often called, was a nephew of Black Elk who worked to preserve Lakota traditions, including the Sun Dance and yuwipi ceremonies.