calumet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calumet
First recorded in 1710–20; from French, originally dialect (Norman, Picard): “pipe stem,” a by-form of French chalumeau “reed flute, stem of a reed,” with suffix altered to -et; see origin at chalumeau, -et
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"I do not smoke," added Big Chief Nikita, "but really, I would be happy to light the calumet together with the leaders of all powers."
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the prairie schooners is a genuine survivor of the Colorado gold rush, the calumet used at the powwow is supposed to have been sucked by Sitting Bull himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were received by the Great Sachem and two old chiefs, all naked and with their calumet turned to the sun.
From Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely
On May 1 Pontiac and forty chiefs and warriors entered the fort, and danced the calumet, a peace dance, for the pleasure of their officers.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
Pontiac rejoined, that he wished all his warriors to enjoy the fragrance of the friendly calumet.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
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