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calumet dance 
a ceremonial dance in honor of the calumet, a symbol of peace.
- 1703 (1905) . . . our warriors shall dance the Calumet dance. . . .
- 1814 The Chiefs and Warriors were then conducted into an adjoining room to take refreshments prepared for them, and ended the interview by executing with astonishing energy the Calumet Dance.
- 1953 The calumet (tobacco pipe) dance or danse du calumet . . . was an essential feature of all diplomatic relations between the Indians and the white people in charge of government and the fur trade.
- 1703 (1905) . . . our warriors shall dance the Calumet dance. . . .