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THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION 



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periodic observances, such as the "lament" for the dead, particularly 

 the dead chiefs, in early spring; the salmon dance, when the salmon 

 begin to run in April, and the berry dance, when the wild berries 

 ripen in autumn. The description of the ceremonial of the salmon 



Fia 65 -Charles Ike, Smohalln interpreter. 



dance will answer for the others, as it differs chiefly only l»y the addi- 

 tion of the least. 



As already stated, the house lias the door at the eastern end, as is 

 the common rule in all Indian structures. On the root, at the eastern 



