May, 1905. 



The Cheyenne — Dorsey 



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lodge. Then, according to a prearranged plan, and in accordance 

 with the wishes of the Lodge-maker. Blue was selected as Chief 

 Priest ; he formally gave his consent by accepting the pipe which was 

 carried to 

 him. Later 

 that evening 

 there was a 

 parade of 

 this society, 

 the mem- 

 bers preced- 

 ingthe chiefs 



bv a consid- 



' ,, 1- Ui. 5. Parade ul ihc iJew-claw Kattle society. 



erablespace. 



(See Fig. 5.) During the time of the parade those families who had 

 suffered the loss of one of their number during the preceding year, 

 stood out in front of their lodge and mcurned. The object of the 

 parade was to make manifest to the members of the tribe their 

 willingness and eagerness to assist their fellow-member in the forth- 

 coming ceremony. Another object, but secondary, was that, through 

 their singing, as they made the journey about the camp-circle, they 

 would enlist the sympathy of the members of the tribe and receive 

 contributions which would go toward defraying the expenses of the 

 ceremony. 



On the afternoon of this day a large band of young men erected 

 a temporary shelter on the east side of the camp-circle. They 

 danced social dances, alternating with bands of Arapaho, who, as 

 a tribe, always attend the Cheyenne ceremony. (See PI. XX IL) 



THE FIRST DAY. 



THE WARRIORS'-TIPI. 



According to the time-honored program of the ceremony, it is 

 assumed that on the morning of this day the formal rites should be 

 preceded by the selection, by the warrior society of the Lodge-maker, 

 of a tipi of one of their own number, in which they should meet, and 

 which is known as the Warriors'-tipi. A little later this tipi is sup- 

 posed to be lifted from the ground by women, wives of the society 

 members, there being one for each tipi pole, and moved forward a 

 short distance toward the spot which has been chosen as the center 

 of the circle. 



