{"product_id":"the-hako-alice-c-fletcher-9780803268890","title":"The Hako: Song, Pipe and Unity in a Pawnee Calumet Ceremony","description":"One 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice C. Fletcher, James R. Murie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803268890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803268890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.03w x 0.82d","brand":"Alice C. Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059752005887,"sku":"9780803268890","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cdaa727-88cd-4f9f-a0c3-e717f6c6611b.jpg?v=1685060121","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hako-alice-c-fletcher-9780803268890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}