alumnus

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Two pages carried the dishes and spoons to be used at the feast; and four Cree magicians followed with smoking calumets in their hands.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

The words of this choral refer to the blessing of peace given to "the fathers" in ancient days, and now brought by the symbolic "calumets" to "the children."

From Indian Story and Song from North America by Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham)

Then, to their intense relief, four chiefs advanced deliberately, holding aloft two calumets, or peace-pipes.

From French Pathfinders in North America by Johnson, William Henry

It was due to the presence of one of these so-called "calumets" in Marquette's frail canoe that made possible his peaceful descent of the Mississippi River on his voyage of discovery.

From Indian Story and Song from North America by Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham)

The zoologist carried a meerschaum; the guides smoked out of Indian calumets of the celebrated steatite, or red claystone.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne