DCHP-3

calumet dance

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a ceremonial dance in honor of the calumet, a symbol of peace.

Quotations

1703
. . . our warriors shall dance the Calumet dance. . . .
1814
The Chiefs and Warriors were then conducted into an adjoining room to take refreshments prepared for them, and ended the interview by executing with astonishing energy the Calumet Dance.
1953
The calumet (tobacco pipe) dance or danse du calumet . . . was an essential feature of all diplomatic relations between the Indians and the white people in charge of government and the fur trade.