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No. 97. "The Sky Clears" 



Sung by Gegwe^djiwe^binun' 



WORDS 



Keget' Verily 



Mijakwat^ The sky clears 



Nimitig^wakik' AVhen my Mide^ drum 



Medwe^undjin Sounds 



Nin^a For me 



Keget^ A'erily 



A^natin^ The waters are smooth 



Nimitig^wakik^ When my Mide^ drum 



Medwe^undjiu' Sounds 



Nin^a For me 



(Catalogue no. 4) 



Song picture no. 97. The arch represents the sky 

 from which rain is falling. The two ovals repre- 

 sent quiet lal^es. In his left hand the man holds 

 a MIde' drum and in his right hand a stick for 

 beating the drum. 



No. 98. "I Walk in a Circle'' 



Sung by Gegwe'djiwe^binun' 



WORDS 



Nikan^inan' My Mide^ brethren 



NiwVninose^ I walk in a circle 



Ma^kwa The bear 



A'niija' Goes on before 



Mide^wigan^igmeduii To the Mide^ lodge 



Ningikino''amawa' Telling 



Gitina^ciua^be The old Indian 



Obagi'tciganui/ What gifts to s;ive 



UHTT 



Song picture no. 98. On a pole are hung 

 blankets and other gifts, which are to be dis- 

 tributed according to the directions of the bear. 

 The person to l)e initiated appears in the draw- 

 ing, also the bear, which is entering the Mlde'- 

 wlgan. Curiously, the bear's footprints precede 

 him, indicating the path he is to travel. 



(Catalogue no. 5) 



