Pontiac 1955 Owner's Manual page 67

INDIAN LEGENDS (Continued)
BELLE ISLE—Nationally known island park in the Motor City, is
the basis for an ancient Indian legend. It concerns a great warrior's
daughter, renowned and coveted for her beauty, even by the Four
Winds. To guard her, the great warrior hid his daughter in a bark
hut on Belle Isle and placed a ring of poisonous serpents around the
island. With this protection, the beautiful maiden lived her life
unharmed. Regardless of the ancient Indian tale, Belle Isle is one of the most beau
tiful city parks in the country.
PIPESTONE QUARRY-Here is perhaps the source of the most
widely accepted legend among North American Indians. The chiefs of
the warring tribes of all the earth were called into council at this
point by the Great Spirit. The great council was held in this canyon,
its quartzite stone red with the blood of slain warriors. There, the
tribes agreed to forego war. The Great Spirit fashioned a pipe from a
shaft of the stone in which red willow bark was smoked. Each great chief smoked
this first pipe of peace as the seal of agreement. Ever since, the symbol and tradi
tion of the peace pipe has been a universal custom of the Indians. The Pipestone
Quarry was neutral ground by general agreement, and, from far and near, the tribes
sent delegations to secure supplies of the red stone for ceremonial pipes.
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