

THE CHIEF INSTRUCTS THE PLAYERS 



send out gifts of tobacco to all the pcojylc as an imitation to conic and play. He 

 himself takes no part but sits and watches and the 'I'hunderers are satisfied. 



Before I left the reservation I saw three additional ceremonial lacrosse 

 uaines, besides other interesting;' ceremonies such as that of the Society of 

 Dancing Men. Ceremonies of all kinds among the Menoniini are becoming 

 more and more cm-tailed e\-ery year and adherence to legendary lore more 

 rare, and it is probalily a ([uestion of only a few years more when all will 

 lia\'e passed into tradition. 



The Meiioiniiii Indians ha\'e always been exceedingly friendly toward 

 the white man and they were well ])lease(l when they learned that a system- 

 atic effort was to be made by the American Miiseimi to record their old 

 life and collect their ancient articles. In the words of ( liief Niopet, who 

 presented the Alnsetnn with several handsome examples of beadwork, the 

 following is their idea: "We wish to ])ut these things into the 'great house' 

 where they will be kcjit with care, where om- children's children may go 

 to see them wlieii otu- race has followed tlie whitt' man's road nntil it has 

 i'oru'otten their use." 



A SCRIMMAGE NEAR THE GOAL. THE FIRST SIDE SCORING FOUR GOALS WINS 



