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  THE 
  MIDE 
  WIWIN 
  OK 
  THE 
  O.II15WA. 
  

  

  A'-ni-na'-nesh-mi'-I-an 
  ni'-na'-wi-to'. 
  

  

  I 
  follow 
  with 
  my 
  anus 
  

  

  [Arms 
  extended 
  to 
  hike 
  up 
  " 
  medicine" 
  or 
  Mide 
  secrets.] 
  

  

  Man'-i-do'-wi-an' 
  nl-nie'-shine 
  -mi 
  -an. 
  

  

  Knowledge 
  comes 
  from 
  the 
  heart, 
  the 
  heart 
  reaches 
  to 
  sources 
  of 
  ''medicine" 
  

   in 
  the 
  earth. 
  

  

  [A 
  Mide 
  whose 
  heart's 
  desires 
  and 
  knowledge 
  extend 
  to 
  the 
  se- 
  

   crets 
  of 
  the 
  earth. 
  The 
  lines 
  diverging 
  toward 
  the 
  earth 
  denote 
  

   direction.] 
  

  

  We'-gi-kwo' 
  Ke-mi'-ni-nan 
  . 
  f 
  

  

  From 
  whence 
  comes 
  the 
  rain? 
  

  

  [The 
  power 
  of 
  making 
  a 
  clear 
  sky, 
  i. 
  e., 
  weather.] 
  

  

  Mi-shok' 
  kwot', 
  dzhe-man 
  -i-do'-yan. 
  

  

  The 
  sky, 
  nevertheless, 
  may 
  he 
  clear, 
  Good 
  Spirit. 
  

  

  [Giving 
  life 
  to 
  the 
  sick; 
  Dzhe 
  Man'ido 
  handing 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  Mide'.] 
  

  

  o 
  

  

  Wi'-ka-ka-nun'-e-nan. 
  

  

  Very 
  seldom 
  I 
  make 
  this 
  request 
  of 
  you. 
  

  

  [The 
  Good 
  Spirit 
  filling 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  the 
  supplicant 
  with 
  knowl- 
  

   edge 
  of 
  secrets 
  of 
  the 
  earth.] 
  

  

  Iii 
  tin' 
  following 
  sung 
  (PI. 
  ix, 
  B), 
  the 
  singer 
  relates 
  to 
  the 
  candi- 
  

   date 
  the 
  gratitude 
  which 
  he 
  experiences 
  for 
  the 
  favors 
  derived 
  from 
  

   the 
  Good 
  Spirit; 
  he 
  has 
  been 
  blessed 
  with 
  knowledge 
  of 
  plants 
  and 
  

   other 
  sacred 
  objects 
  taken 
  from 
  the 
  ground, 
  which 
  knowledge 
  has 
  

   been 
  derived 
  by 
  his 
  having 
  himself 
  become 
  a 
  member 
  of 
  the 
  Mide'- 
  

   wiwin, 
  and 
  hence 
  urges 
  upon 
  the 
  candidate 
  the 
  great 
  need 
  of 
  his 
  

   also 
  continuing 
  in 
  the 
  course 
  which 
  he 
  has 
  thus 
  far 
  pursued. 
  

  

  Na-witsh'-tshi 
  na-kiim'-i-en 
  a-na-pi-a"'? 
  

  

  When 
  I 
  am 
  out 
  of 
  hearing, 
  where 
  am 
  T 
  ? 
  

  

  [The 
  lines 
  extending 
  from 
  the 
  ears 
  denote 
  hearing; 
  the 
  arms 
  

   directed 
  toward 
  the 
  right 
  and 
  left, 
  being 
  the 
  gesture 
  of 
  nega- 
  

   tion, 
  usually 
  made 
  by 
  throwing 
  the 
  hands 
  outward 
  and 
  away 
  

   from 
  the 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  body.] 
  

  

  We'-nen-ne' 
  en 
  -da-yan. 
  

   In 
  my 
  house, 
  I 
  see. 
  

  

  [Sight 
  is 
  indicated 
  by 
  the 
  lines 
  extending 
  from 
  the 
  eyes; 
  the 
  

   horns 
  denote 
  superiority 
  of 
  the 
  singer. 
  J 
  

  

  