For the Lakhota People, and most other Native Americans, Tobacco is a very sacred plant. Possibly THE most sacred of all the Plant Allies. It is Wakan. Through its smoke, our prayers are carried directly to The Creator.
In Lakhota rituals, the smoke is not taken into the body or inhaled into the lungs. This is disrespectful. It is drawn into the mouth through the sacred Canupa - brought to the Lakhota People by the White Buffalo Calf Woman - and then blown out so that it may bless all those present and carry their prayers to The Creator.
People who "smoke" do so in a way that is disrespectful to the sacred nature of the tobacco. This disrespect and malign use of the Ally is what makes them sick.
Hecetu yelo.
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