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Originally Posted by ImthatIm
Kinnikinnick the word can be used in multiple ways.
It's uses vary also.
Kinnikinnick= Can be a general term for a smoking mixture.
Kinnikinnick= Referring to a plant (Bearberry) that can be smoked or made into a tea.
Chansasa is the word for what is smoked in the Lakota Sacred Calf Pipe.
Here is a nice link on Chansasa.
https://dakotaplants.wordpress.com/2018/03/25/chansasa/
Sorry for all the quotes but I think it is important to hear from
those more knowledgeable than myself.
In Native life to smoke or share in a pipe should be seen as Sacred.
A prayer and a bond and a way of honoring and connecting to all Life. |
Thank you so much for this. I'm reading the website now.