| Father Hennepin stood up and waved toward them his peace calumet, with its imposing decoration of feathers. |
| Before Hiawatha's story begins, we are introduced to the Master of Life and one of his gifts to mortals, the red pipe stone, from which the calumet or peace pipe is made. |
| He then sent one canoe forward, with four Frenchmen, to present the calumet of peace. |
| The calumet was a tobacco pipe, highly revered by the Illinois, which could be used to end disputes, strengthen alliances, and ensure peaceful relationships with strangers. |
| They smoke in the calumet of peace, and are friends because you wish them to be so. |
| Three men were sent, with the calumet of peace, to search for their villages and obtain food. |
