NO. 8 CREEK SQUARE GROUNDS SWANTON . 3/ 



talks to them telling them to take care of themselves all of that 

 night, and then they scatter to the camps to cat. Before sundown, 

 however, they are supposed to he back on the ground. The yatika 

 calls to them four times and by the fourth time they are to be in 

 their seats. When all are in their places, the two ta'pala are selected. 

 The yatika makes a speech on behalf of the miko, calling upon his 

 hearers not to act in an unfriendly way toward the outside friends 

 who are about to be admitted to the dance, not to take liquor, to 

 behave themselves all through the night, not to fight, and so on. 

 This speech is addressed to the town people and outsiders alike. 

 After it the fasters dance four times and then the visitors are 

 admitted. That " kills the fast." All through the day the square is 

 to be kept clean with the idea that the fasters will in consequence 

 be clean. They go up to take the medicine two by two, and those 

 who are ceremonially imclean take the medicine last. They dance 

 until about daybreak. Then all belonging to the town go down to 

 the branch and bathe, after which they return and sit in their 

 respective beds. Then a collection may be taken to defray their 

 expenses and they settle other matters. The night before, the chief 

 of a friendly town may have announced a dance, and, if so, the 

 announceinent is now made and advice given as to how they are 

 to help their friends. This advice is uttered by the yatika, speaking 

 for the miko, and he then gives a general talk, advising his people 

 not to use liquor, not to break the laws, and to be good citizens in 

 every sense of the word. Then they disband for the year. 



HILIBI 



A plan of Ililibi square is shown in Figure 12 and a general view 

 of the ground as it appeared in the winter of 1911-12 in Plate 5, 

 Figure 2. 



Two poles with white feathers attached were at each front post. 

 These were used in the " feather dance " and were called " the path," 

 because the path was to be white. 



When there are visitors the owners of the east cabin move 

 elsewhere in order to make room for them. When the south cabin 

 is overcrowded, some of its occupants move into the east cabin. In 

 this town the clans were always considerably mixed up in the beds. 

 The ta'palas can sit anywhere. The tutka oktidldja does not have 

 a particular seat on account of his official position. He is appointed 

 every four years. The tutka dldja, who starts the fire, is identical 

 with the hilis haya. 



