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Native American Peace Pipes

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Native American Peace Pipes
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 4 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	6.01

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		universal, prayers, peace, legend, portable, sacred, warrior, prayer, symbol, material, flesh, southwestern, spiritual, signal, tobacco, chief
	content words:		Native Americans, Native American, Cherokee Indians, Plains Indians, Another Indian, Great Spirit, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gitche Manito, Pipestone National Monument

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Native American Peace Pipes By Colleen Messina

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¹     Peace pipes were a sacred symbol for Native Americans. Like all Native American art, peace pipes were fashioned with great care. Smoking a peace pipe had great significance: it could seal a political agreement or arrange a marriage.
 
²     Like many other arts and crafts, Native American peace pipes have a legend behind them. Two young men were walking one night in a ravine. Suddenly, they saw a beautiful young maiden coming towards them. She had a dress made out of fine material. Each man fell in love with the girl. As she approached them, they noticed that she held a pipe in her hands. The girl took the pipe and offered it to the sky, the earth, and then held it toward the men.
 
³     The girl put the pipe on the ground and then turned into a buffalo cow. The cow pawed the ground, stuck her tail out behind her, and picked up the pipe with her hooves. Then, the cow turned into a girl again. She explained that she was giving them a peace pipe. She told them that a peace pipe should be a part of all sacred ceremonies and treaties.

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