Canunpa Protection Petition

Whereas, the sacred Nakota Canunpa (misnomer peace pipe or pipe) is made out of wood and also from a small piece of the Ih e Duta Sacred Red Stone, a.k.a. "pipestone", which is harvested only upon Ihanktunwan DaNakota Homelands, the area which is today known as Pipestone, Minnesota and

Whereas, this most Sacred Red Stone is in very limited supply and found only in this one single place in all the world, although there is a misconception that the stone is also found in Asia, and

Whereas, the Sacred Red Stone of the Canunpa is in danger of extinction by greed and mining by the u.s. government and a few of its citizenry. It is against Nakota Natural Law, for example, to use a constructed Canunpa just to hang over a mantle or other type of display purpose, or to make jewelry or other trinkets out of the special and Sacred Red Stone, and

Whereas, this rare, sacred rock was gifted to the Nakota People and is solely for the purpose of constructing the sacred Canunpa only, which directs the Seven Sacred Canunpa Ceremonies (sometimes referred to as the Seven Sacred Rites), and

Whereas, the Canunpa is only to be cared for by a very few qualified Nakota and Indigenous caretakers, who are selected by their communities and who must conduct each of the Seven Sacred Canunpa Ceremonies within their communities throughout the year a most difficult, time-consuming, and dedicated duty, and

Whereas, the Seven Sacred Canunpa Ceremonies come directly from a dream vision of a Nakota person many millions of years ago. The ceremonies were received and are conducted in order to maintain balance and happiness within Indigenous Nakota communities through a series of thanksgiving /appreciation ceremonial exercises.

Therefore be it resolved that exploitation through excessive mining and mass production for purposes of selling, trinket-making and all forms of jewelry-making of the Sacred Red Stone be immediately stopped and prevented, and

Be it finally resolved that we demand congress adopt a pertinent law as to above and that exploitation and use of the Canunpa for anything other than its intended use be outlawed by the u.s. government.