Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "World No Tobacco Day" in English language version.
"Who" – We are looking for comments from: the general public – Indigenous peoples, including: leaders, individuals, communities. organizations.
Tobacco has become a much-maligned plant in modern society...But tobacco itself is not the problem, according to Gina Boudreau. In fact, she considers it sacred. And she is not alone. Many Native American communities, including hers, use the substance in traditional rituals and pass down stories about how and why the creator gave it to them. Yet customs related to growing and respecting tobacco have eroded over time, leaving communities exposed mostly to commercial versions of the plant—and furthering smoking addiction.
An upcoming auction in Texas intends to sell over 100 Native American items – including ceremonial pipes that are deeply sacred to the Oglala Sioux and guns that were used in the Massacre at Wounded Knee – over the objections of tribes who say it's disrespectful. "These are our items, these are our laws," Trina Lone Hill, the historic preservation officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe, told ThinkProgress...Selling ceremonial pipes is "taboo," Lone Hill said. "The pipe is the most sacred item in our whole culture."
An upcoming auction in Texas intends to sell over 100 Native American items – including ceremonial pipes that are deeply sacred to the Oglala Sioux and guns that were used in the Massacre at Wounded Knee – over the objections of tribes who say it's disrespectful. "These are our items, these are our laws," Trina Lone Hill, the historic preservation officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe, told ThinkProgress...Selling ceremonial pipes is "taboo," Lone Hill said. "The pipe is the most sacred item in our whole culture."
