... ." (Hoover 1988) This quarry is considered as the holy place for all of Sioux tribes. All Sioux tribes came to mine "special" stone to make sacred pipes. In their religious belief the Sioux made contact with their Supreme being "Wakanatanka Tunkasima by means of the Pipe." (Hoover 1988) The Yankton Sioux was the first tribes to ... ...
... early Peoples learned quickly to identify such plants, and adopted their uses in ritual prayer, healing, and spiritual enlightenment. (Grim '83 pgs. 4-7) Through the development of religions that embraced the sacred plants and their gifts of wisdom, came a spiritual hierarchy within the social structures of these early peoples. Before continuing, it must be noted that hierarchy' in the western sense must ... is hozho, or blessed, holy, beautiful, balanced, without pain, etc. (McFadden, '91 p.76) Hozho is the desired balance, but it is difficult to maintain because everything (person, pl...
