CONTENTS. 



Page 

 Ceremonies. 



i. The Prophet's four great Medicine- Arrows i 



2 . The Keeper of the Medicine- Arrows - - - - - -n 



3 . The four assistant Medicine- Arrow Keepers - - - - 1 1 



4. The Medicine-Men - - - --- - - -12 



5. The four ex-Chiefs and the forty Chiefs - - - - - 12 



6. The five original Warrior Societies - - - - -.-15 



7. The Red-Shield Warriors - - - - - - - -16 



8. The Hoof- Rattle Warriors - - - - - - - 18 



9. The Coyote Warriors - - - - - - - -19 



10. The Dog-Men Warriors ------ . . 2Q 



11. The Inverted or Bow-String Warriors ----- 24 



12. Owl-Man's Bow-String or Wolf Warriors ----- 26 



13. The Medicine or Sun Dance - - - - - - -30 



II. Myths. 

 14 



The Origin of the Cheyenne - - - - - - -34 



The Origin of the Cheyenne -*- - - - - "37 



The Origin of the Buffalo and of Corn - - - - - 39 



The Origin of the Medicine-Arrows - - - - - -41 



The Origin of the Sun-Dance ------- 46 



III. Conclusion ----------- ^ 



