Today was my first try of a medicine pipe. The Plains Indians carried bags of such things as animal, bird skins, pipes, dried herbs, and tobacco. They believed these objects to have special powers. Two of the most important bundles were the pipe bundle and the beaver bundle. The beaver bundle alwayscontained the skin of the beaver along with skins of other animals. Some had feathers of birds, rattles, and other objects. The bundles were used in healing and opened at certain times such as when the first thunder was heard in the spring. The pipe bundle contained tobacco to be used in pipes. The plains native americans believe the pipe to cleanse them of everything and gather around to share one pipe that has usually been passed down from generation to generation.
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