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Sacred Pipe. Sacred Pipe, also called Peace Pipe or Calumet, one of the central ceremonial objects of the Northeast Indians and Plains Indians of North America, it was an object of profound veneration that was smoked on ceremonial occasions. Many Native Americans continued to venerate the Sacred Pipe in the early 21st century.
Ceremonial Use vs. Habitual Use âWhen we conduct a Sacred Pipe ceremony we fill the pipe with sacred tobacco and offer it to Grandfather, the Great Spirit, then to the spirits of the East, South, West and North and finally to Earth Mother.merican Indians with traditional beliefs will use tobacco today only for ceremonial purposes.On average, between 30%-50% of Natives (both urban and reservation) take part in ceremonies that use tobacco in traditional ways.