![]() ![]() Importance of Tobaccoīefore all religious ceremonies, tobacco was offered to the spirits. Requests to elders to relate oral traditions or other special knowledge were accompanied with a gift of tobacco. Tobacco was placed at graves as an offering to the departed spirit. When storms approached, families protected themselves by placing a small amount of tobacco on a nearby rock or stump. On journeys or hunts, Indian men paused for a smoke and left a pinch of tobacco as an offering when they encountered certain features of the landscape, including waterfalls, misshapen trees, oddly shaped rocks, and lakes or islands said to harbor spirits. Before setting out in a canoe, a safe return was assured by offering tobacco on the water. Dry tobacco was placed at the base of a tree or shrub from which medicine was gathered, and a pinch was thrown in the water before each day of wild rice gathering to assure calm weather and a bountiful harvest. In almost all facets of their lives, Native people of the Great Lakes had reason to solicit the spirits for acts of kindness or to give thanks for past favors. According to tradition, the Indians received tobacco as a gift from Wenebojo who had taken it from a mountain giant and then given the seed to his brothers. The manidog (spirits) are said to be extremely fond of tobacco and that the only way they could get it was from the Indians, either by smoke from a pipe or by offerings of dry tobacco. In Woodland Indian rituals, ceremonies, and religious observances, tobacco is the unifying thread of communication between humans and the spiritual powers. View Announcement Search toggle Mobile Menu Toggle Nations in Wisconsin: Sovereignty and Treaty Rights.Modern Tribal Communities: Politics, Prosperity, and Problems.Wisconsin Statewide Community Science Project. ![]()
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