Mohawk Nation News 'Hanging Tobacco'

“HANGING TOBACCO”

Posted on April 19, 2014









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MNN. Apr. 19, 2014. O’ien’kwen:ton [hanging tobacco] is an elite part of the Warrior Society [Roti’skennen:kete]. They are also known as the “ghost warriors”. A bundle of fresh tobacco is tied and hung in the dark corners of the longhouse so they will stay green and almost invisible.



The men of this society