In Lakota, the sacred pipe is called Chanunpa, and is used by Native Americans in many different rites.

UPDATE on this particularly sensible subject that I've challenged myself with: 

I've had the pleasure of directly speak with the Lakota-friend I've done sweat lodges with. For privacy reasons, I won't give out his real name, as I'm sure you'll understand. When I say "Lakota-friend", I repeat what I've explained in the disclaimer I've written for the first strip of this arc: This person has been experiencing Native American rituals for over 15 years. When I mean Native American rituals, I mean: going to the USA (he lives in France) regularly to participate in Inipis (sweat lodges), Sun Dances, and other ceremonies with the Native American people. This person is one of the most respectful people I know, and while I can't make you believe me when I say this (because these are words on the internet, and we have never met): he is not a "new-age charlatan".

Now. He and I spoke. And from the two strips I've already made for this arc, he's spotted details for me to change, if I want to do this right. You'll see the edits I've done if you get a look at them now, and I've given the reasons why in the comment below.

He has made it clear that if I want to do this, I need to be impeccable. Like many of you know, this tradition comes from a people that has suffered greatly from exploitation. Through this, it is my wish to pay hommage to them.

That is why I ask of you to be patient with me. This arc should update normally, that is to say every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. But they are prone to change and be tweaked with even after they have updated. In which case, I will let you know, and will make sure my mistakes are transparent.

These changes might happen because I will review each of the strips (until the end of the chapter) with the Lakota-friend I'm in contact with. I plan on sending him the script in advance from now on so edits are less likely to occur. But he may be busy at times, that's why I'm calling on your patience.

If there are any edits or updates on this, you'll know.

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