{"product_id":"9780803268890","title":"The Hako: Song, Pipe, and Unity in a Pawnee Calumet Ceremony","description":"\u003cbr\u003eOne of the more complex and widespread rituals practiced by Native American groups focused on the calumet, a sacred pipe with a feathered shaft. The Calumet Ceremony was a powerful ritual through which members of another tribe were adopted. It also promoted social unity within tribes and facilitated contact and trade between them. \u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most detailed description of a Calumet Ceremony was recorded near the turn of the century by ethnographer Alice C. Fletcher. Fletcher witnessed the Hako, a version of the Calumet Ceremony practiced by the Chaui clan of the Pawnee. With the invaluable assistance of Tahirussawichi, a Pawnee \u003ci\u003eKu’rahus\u003c\/i\u003e or ceremonial leader, and renowned Indian scholar James R. Murie, himself a Pawnee, the author describes in marvelous detail the intricate rhythm and structure of the ceremony. Each song of the Hako is transcribed, translated, interpreted by the Pawnee \u003ci\u003eKu’rahus\u003c\/i\u003e, and later analyzed by the author. Fletcher concludes that the Hako promised longevity, fertility, and prosperity to individuals and worked to insure “friendship and peace” between clans and tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hako\u003c\/i\u003e, was originally published in 1904.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNP - Nebraska Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007711035632,"sku":"9780803268890","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803268890_p0.jpg?v=1763725588","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803268890","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}