The Sacred Calf Pipe Bundle
It’s Effect on the Present Teton Dakota
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9218351 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J L Smith (0000-0003-3158-4742, Des Moines, Iowa), Jayme Smith (0000-0002-9669-4427, Science Center of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 48 |
| Pages | 87-93 |
| Publication date | 1970-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2052546.1970.11908582 |
| OpenAlex | W745587092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the legends of the Teton Dakota the White Buffalo Calf Maiden, as a messenger from Wakan Tanka, gave the people the Sacred Calf Pipe Bundle. This bundle became the center of the Teton’s religious beliefs, for with the bundle the Calf Maiden also gave the people certain religious ceremonies. Chief among these were the Sun Dance, the Hunkalowanpi and the Spirit-keeping ritual. From the old days to the present this bundle has been held in great reverence. To date there have been 11 keepers of the bundle, the present keeper being a 15 year old boy. To some extent the attitudes and views toward the old religion have been modified by the present generation. However, through the efforts of certain individuals a reawakening of the people towards things “Indian” is taking place. One example is a new course of studies in some Indian schools on “How to be a Modern Indian.” A second is the proposed building of a new Catholic church at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, in the image of a tipi decorated with the symbols and meanings of the old Teton religion, and a third is the use of the “peace pipe” in Catholic services
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Dance · Political science · Reverence · Visual arts · White (mutation) · History · Law · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |