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Next a dog is killed for the feast. There is nothing ceremonial in 

 either the selection or the killing of the dog; the latter takes place 

 at some distance. The body of the dog is laid at the door of the 

 lodge and the entire procession steps over it, after which it is carried 

 away and cooked. 



Early in the morning, before the hour set for the ceremony, the 

 person to be initiated goes to the lodge again, accompanied by the 

 leader, the four initiators, and the oc'kabe'wis. 



The next event is the sending of the oc'kabe'wis with invitations 

 to the members of the Mide'wiwin. These invitations are in the 

 form of round sticks about the diameter of a lead pencil and about 6 

 inches long. 



From one lodge to another the oc'kabe'wis goes, distributing the 

 sticks to those members of the Mide'wiwin who are entitled to attend 

 the ceremony. If a person has committed some offense against the 

 society he is not included in this invitation. The oc'kabe'wis counts 

 the sticks as he gives them out and returning reports the number to 

 the initiators, who thus know the number who will be present at the 

 ceremony. Only members of the Mide'wiwin are allowed to be 

 present in the lodge during the initiation. This company of people 

 have a leader appointed by the man in charge of the ceremony. 

 They assemble a short distance from the Mide'wigan, each carrying 

 his medicine bag, and an empty pan in which to carry away a por- 

 tion of the feast. All are dressed in their finest except two who 

 are called za'gimag' , whose duties will be explained. At the proper 

 time the leader moves toward the lodge followed by the company in 

 single file. They march once around the lodge, singing the follow- 

 ing song: 



No. 7. Processional (Catalogue no. 54) 



Sung by Be'cigwi'wizans ("'striped boy ") 



Analysis. — This song begins on the fifth of the key and ends on 

 the fifth, having a range of one octave. The tempo is very rapid, 

 and the song is marked by vigorous accents. The 

 two words are repeated in each line of the song, /iTnT7T4€?--^?'Ar^ 

 and pronounced very indistinctly. [K 



At the eastern door the leader of the company ^°J^ picture no. 7. 



, The oblong represents 



pauses and makes a plea to the Mide manido , the Mide'wigan. in 

 with right hand extended and left hand shaking ^^^ ''^'^^^^ '^ ^ •«°s 



^ , . Po's 0° which are 



his rattle, (bee pi. 6.) Ihree times he advances hung the gifts to be 

 as though to enter and as many times withdraws as bestowed by the per- 



1 1 • /■ mi p 1 • 1 1 • 1 ^°° initiated. The 



though m rear, i he fourth time he puts his head procession is entering 

 and shoulders through the opening and looks the lodge. 

 about as though in search of danger. Then he enters the lodge, fol- 

 lowed by the company. Main'ans, the elder, stated that in this 



