CONTENTS. IX 



Page. 

 Chapter III. — Cults of the Omaha, Ponka, Kanea, and Osage — Continued. 



Subturraueau and subaquatic wakandas 386 



The Indacfinga 38G 



Otlier Kansa wakandas 387 



Omaha invocations of the trap, etc 387 



Fasting 390 



Mystic trees and plants ■ ,390 



Uii'ffi- 392 



Personal mystery decorations 394 



Oriler of Thunder shamans 395 



(ieneric forms of decoration 397 



Specilic forms of decoration 398 



Corn and the buffalo 403 



Other Omaha mystery decorations 403 



Kansa mystery decorations 40,5 



Omalia uikie decorations 407 



Omaha nikie customs 410 



(iovi^riimental instrumentalities 411 



( Imnha and Pouka taboos 411 



Fetich ism 412 



Fetiches of the tribe and gens 413 



Omaha tribal fetiches 413 



Osage tribal fetiches 414 



Kansa tribal fetiches 415 



Personal fetiches 415 



Sorcery 410 



,Jugglery 417 



Omaha and Ponka belief as to a future life 419 



Kansa beliefs respecting death and a future life 421 



Chapteu IV. — j,ciwere and Winnebago cults 423 



Authorities 423 



Term ''Great Spirit" never heard among the Iowa 423 



The sun a -ivakanta 423 



The winds as wakantas 423 



The Thunder-being a wakanta 424 



Subterranean powers 424 



Subaiiuatic powers 424 



Animals as wakantas 425 



Ai>otheose3 425 



i)welliugs of gods 425 



Worship 425 



Talio(js 426 



Public or tribal fetiches 426 



Symbolic earth formations of the Winnebago 427 



Personal fetiches - 428 



Dancing societies 428 



The Otter dancing society 429 



The Red Me<licine dancing society 429 



Tlie Green Corn dance 429 



The Buiialo dancing society 429 



j^ciwere traditions 430 



Belief in a future life 430 



Chapter V.— Dakota and Assiniboin cults 431 



Alleged Dakota belief in a Great Spirit 431 



Eiggs ou the Taku wakau 432 



