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Next a feast is served, each person receiving his or her portion in 

 the pan brought for that purpose. At this feast the dog is served; 

 portions of rice or other food may be carried away but it is required 

 that all of the dog be eaten in the lodge. 



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WORDS 



Aigwii' We are now 



Giwi'mide^wiigo^ To receive you into the Mide'wlwin 



Nikan' Our Mide^ brother 



Halfway down the lodge sit the za'gimag', whose faces are not 

 painted. 



The leader then dances around the lodge carrying the miti'gwakik'. 

 He moves along the curves indicated in the diagram (fig. 5). After 



Fig. 5. Diagram showing course followed by leader during initiation ceremony of first degree. 



encircling the lodge he leaves the miti'gwakik' in front of the two 

 za'gimag', who begin to sing the ni'miwtjg' (dancing songs), during 

 which any persons who wish may rise and dance in their places. 

 There are a large number of these dancing songs and they are 

 greatly enjoyed by members of the Mide'wiwin. 



Main'ans, the younger, stated that he sang the following song when 

 he was a za'gimag'. The words contain a reference to water. This 

 reference occurs frequently in the Mide' songs ; it will be noted that 

 the water is usually represented as in action — bubbling, flowing, 

 seething, or casting up the white Mide' shells. 



