Sioux Pray in Iraq Capital
A delegation of South Dakota Sioux Indians prayed on the lawn of a downtown Baghdad hotel and said they will offer their sacred peace pipe to the Iraqi president.
“When President Saddam Hussein has prayed for peace, the Teton will return to the land of their ancestors and ask President Bush to pray for peace also,” Arvol Looking Horse said Sunday.
He led a seven-member delegation representing the elders of the traditional Teton Sioux tribes on a visit at the invitation of the Iraqi government.
The delegation leaves for home today.
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