CONTENTS. 355 



Chapter V — C'ontimied. rage. 



Animism 433 



Principal Dakota gods 434 



Miss Fletcher ou Indian religion 434 



Prayer 435 



Sacrifice 435 



Use of paint in worship 438 



The unktelii, or subanuatic and subterranean powers 438 



Character of the nnktehi 438 



Power of the nnktehi 439 



Subordinates of the unktehi 439 



The mystery dance 440 



The miniwatu 440 



The Waki"ya", or tlinnder-bcings 441 



The armor gods 443 



The war prophet 444 



The spirits of the mystery sacks 445 



Takuskai)skai), the Moving deity 445 



Tunkan or luyan, the Stone god or Lingam 447 



Ii)yai] 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 



Kules observed by the devotee 452 



Trilies invited to the sun dance 452 



Discipline maintained 452 



Camping' circle formed 453 



Men selected to seek the mystery tree 453 



Tent of preparation 454 



Exjiedition to the mystery tree 455 



Felliug the tree 456 



Tree taken to camp 457 



Eaising the sim pole 457 



Building of dancing lodge 458 



The Uurita 458 



Decoration of candidates or devotees 458 



Oft'eriugs 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 



Captain Bourke on tlie sun dance 464 



Berdaches 467 



Astronomical lore 467 



Day and night 467 



Th e d a w n 468 



Weather spirit 468 



