through an examination of pipes from 1400 year-old archaeological sites, discovered that Native Americans in what is now Washington State weren't just smoking tobacco. The plant, a native to North ...

They’re holding two of the pipes that were analyzed for nicotine residue. (WSU Photo) Tobacco plays a big role in Native American history and culture, predating Christopher Columbus’ arrival ...

Among them: a large fishhook, a smoking pipe ... fort and trading post on the Straits of Mackinac, MicMac pipes were used by Native Americans and later adopted by some French Canadians.

Unearthed in central Washington, the Native American pipe also contained residue from N. quadrivalvis, a species of tobacco not currently grown in the region but that is thought to have been ...

(Credit: Karpova/Shutterstock) Tobacco kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. But the addictive substance has a complex history — for many Native Americans ... about residues on ...

Used both for works of art and in ceremonies, the pipes are an integral part of the history and culture of Native American tribes ... leave offerings of food and tobacco as a sign of appreciation ...

As it happened, Native Americans were not far behind in developing their own pipe-smoking habit, although the evidence suggests it was mostly done in conjunction with ceremonies and to seal ...

Native Americans discovered the psychoactive effects of nicotine relatively early in human history. The oldest archaeological evidence of tobacco residue in a smoke pipe dates back 3000 years ago ...

In a video taken at the 2023 Sacred Tobacco and Traditional Medicine Gathering near Bend, several members of Native American tribes ... It had a big kick to it,” Siletz tribal member Robert ...

Speaking of early art, whether it be Native American tobacco pouches or midcentury modern smoking devices, they all filled a need related to tobacco. The smoking of the peace pipe was about more ...

The bowl for the tobacco in this pipe is in the top of the otter's head, and there is a small hole at one end to breathe in the smoke. The pipe was made by Native Americans living in what is today ...