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id: ojibwe-pipe-ceremony
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title: Pipe Ceremony
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description: >-
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An Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) ceremony in which a sacred pipe is passed and
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smoked or held with prayer, marking a solemn occasion or opening a
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council. Central to Anishinaabe spiritual and political life, with the
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pipe understood as a means of direct communication with the Creator.
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source: Anishinaabe traditional practice
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source_url: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/
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tags: [ojibwe, anishinaabe, pipe-ceremony, indigenous, ceremony]
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forked_from: null
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image: null
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steps:
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- headline: Prepare the pipe
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description: >-
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The pipe carrier prepares the pipe with intention, loading the sacred
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tobacco in a prescribed manner. The preparation itself is prayer.
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- headline: Open with prayer
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description: >-
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The pipe carrier or elder opens with prayer, addressing the four
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directions, the earth, and the sky, inviting the presence of the
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sacred.
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- headline: Pass the pipe
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description: >-
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The pipe is passed to each person in turn. Each holds it, offers a
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prayer or intention, and smokes or holds the pipe as their
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tradition guides.
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- headline: Complete the circle
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description: >-
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The pipe returns to the carrier, who completes the ceremony with
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closing prayer. The pipe is then cared for in a prescribed way.
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outcome: >-
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A solemn occasion is opened or marked with all participants joined in
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prayer through the shared pipe, in the presence of the sacred.
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practice: >-
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The pipe is sacred and handled with prescribed care. Those unfamiliar
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should follow the pipe carrier's guidance. The ceremony is not
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symbolic — it is real communication with the sacred. |