Pipestone National Monument
Travel Brochure
Pipestones History
Pipestone was first just a bunch of Native American tribes. In 1937 the government received control from the Sioux Indians who had earlier owned the land but now given it away. With legislation being established quarrying rights were reserved back to Native Americans. People with ancestors of Native Americans are allowed to quarry but none others can. Change in boundaries occurred in 1956.
A pipe to celebrate rocks
Special White pipe
A Native American Ritual
Activities and Events
Climate
Viewer opinion
Association with Native American
making pipes out of catlinite was a sacred religious practice to religious plains Native Americans. The Sioux tribes took control in the 1700s.Because of arguments and white men trying to take over they wrote a treaty. Pipestone was first just a bunch of Native American tribes. In 1937 the government received control from the Sioux Indians who had earlier owned the land but now given it away. With legislation being established quarrying rights were reserved back to Native Americans. People with ancestors of Native Americans are allowed to quarry but none others can. Change in boundaries occurred in 1956.
How the Monument Changed
Pipestone is almost 100 years old and it has changed a lot. The reason why it’s called Pipestone is because you can see smoke marks from pipes that Native Americans made and used.The park has come from Native American tribes to Civil War soldiers to a National Monument. Ronald Reagan made a law that said that we have to preserve large historic landscapes.Now the Call to Action is helping to expand to Historic Centers and rural landscapes
Fascinating Facts:
Monument occupies 282 acres of land
Sacred stone was never used for anything bu pipes
Legend says that catlinite and the people of pipestone were all the same material which is what made it so sacred
Inverted T-shaped calumet is best known shape for pipes