In yesterday’s Strib travel section, Wacipis (pow-wows) and other Native events of remembrance and celebration were featured in an article titled Land of 10,000 memories.
Among the events mentioned:
- the Dakota Traditional Wacipi at Upper Sioux Agency State Park
- the Ojibwe village and trading post at Grand Portage National Monument
- local American Indians demonstrating pipe-making at Pipestone National Monument
"Quarrying of pipestone with hand tools continues to this day, and pipestone pipes and sacred objects are still a vital part of tribal rituals and ceremony. The site isn’t without controversy. Pipes and animal effigies made from the stone are sold in the monument’s gift shop, among other places. Some Indians believe the stone should be available only to tribe members for ceremonial purposes."
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