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Jump to full article: Rapid City (SD) Journal, 2009-08-09
Author: Jan Hill, Journal correspondent
Intro: Saturday's Sacred Breath Pow Wow at the Journey Museum honored those working to make South Dakota a smoke-free state.
About 300 partcipants gathered to enjoy a noon meal and a the powwow. And despite the rain threatening to turn everything to a soggy mess, the honoring ceremony went on as planned.
The purpose of the event carried an important cultural message, organizers said.
"We need to teach the ceremonial use of tobacco, which follows and maintains our cultural protocol," said Big Crow, Study Coordinator/Research Assistant at Black Hills Center for American Indian Health. "In our culture, the use of tobacco is very sacred. But we also support tobacco-free legislation and don't promote the social use of tobacco."
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