X REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. 



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 Chapter V. — Dakota aud Assiiiiboin cults — Continued. 



Meaning of " wakau'' 433 



Daimoniam 433 



Animism 433 



Principal Dakota gods 434 



Miss Fletcber on Indian religion 434 



Prayer 435 



Sacrifice 435 



Use of paint in worshij) 438 



The uuktelii, or subaquatic and subterranean powers 438 



Cbaracter of the nuktelii 438 



Power of the unktelii 439 



Subordinates of the nnktebi 439 



The mystery dance 440 



The miniwatu 440 



The waki"ya", or thunder-beings 441 



'I'lie armor gods , 443 



The war prophet 444 



The spirits of the mystery sacks 445 



Takuskaqskai),the Moving Deity 445 



Tunkan or Inyau, the Stone god or Lingam 447 



lijyai) sa 448 



Mato tipi 448 



The sun and moon 449 



Nature of concepts 449 



The sun dance 450 



A Dakota's account of the sun dance 450 



Object of the sun dance 451 



Rules observed by households 451 



The ' ' u-ma-ne " 451 



Rules observed by the devotee 452 



Tri'ies invited to the sun dance 452 



Discipline maintained 452 



Campi ug circle formed 453 



Men selected to seek the mystery tree 453 



Tent of preparation 454 



Expedition to the mystery tree 455 



Felling the tree 456 



Tree taken to camp 457 



Raising the sun pole 457 



Building of dancing lodge - 458 



The urita i 458 



Decoration of candidates or devotees 4i58 



Ott'erings of candidates 459 



Ceremonies at the dancing lodge 460 



The dance 460 



Candidates scarified 460 



Pieces of flesh oft'ered 462 



Torture of owner of horse 462 



End of the dance 462 



Intrusive dances 463 



C'aptain Bourke on the sun dance 464 



lierdaches 467 



Astronomical lore 4(!7 



Day aud night 467 



