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  THE 
  MIDE'WIWIN 
  OF 
  THE 
  0J1BWA. 
  

  

  da-ma'-dzhi 
  shka 
  ke 
  -bi-ma-di-si-win 
  . 
  U", 
  nun-gum, 
  ke-za'-ki-gi-zi'-to 
  1 
  nion 
  

  

  shall 
  continue 
  always 
  your 
  life: 
  Now, 
  to-day 
  I 
  make 
  known 
  to 
  you 
  

  

  ki'-tshi 
  man'-i-do 
  o-dik-kid 
  -do-win 
  ; 
  o-wi-dosh 
  kid 
  -di-nin 
  ki-i 
  -kid-do'ki'-tshi 
  

  

  the 
  great 
  spirit 
  That 
  which 
  he 
  says 
  ; 
  and 
  now 
  this 
  I 
  say 
  to 
  you. 
  This 
  is 
  what 
  says 
  

  

  man'-i-do 
  gi'-sa-gi-ig'. 
  to-wa'-bish-ga' 
  gi-shtig 
  -wa 
  a-pi-we- 
  

  

  t 
  he 
  great 
  spirit 
  that 
  he 
  loves 
  you. 
  It 
  shall 
  be 
  white 
  the 
  sacred 
  object 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  

  

  sa'-gi-sit 
  -to-wad 
  o-sa 
  -in-di-kid 
  -do-win 
  e'-kid-dodt 
  ki'-tshi 
  man 
  -i-do 
  o 
  -gi- 
  

   When 
  they 
  shall 
  let 
  and 
  this 
  is 
  what 
  I 
  say 
  That 
  which 
  he 
  says 
  the 
  great 
  now 
  

  

  it 
  be 
  known 
  spirit 
  this 
  

  

  din'-nin 
  mis-sa'-wa 
  ke'-a-ked 
  -de-wo 
  wa'-ba-nia-tshin 
  ni-budt 
  

  

  I 
  impart 
  even 
  if 
  they 
  say 
  That 
  they 
  saw 
  him 
  

  

  to 
  you 
  dead 
  

  

  mi 
  -a-ma 
  ' 
  tshi 
  '-6- 
  nish-g&d', 
  mi-a-ma 
  ape 
  -ni-nut' 
  nin-de 
  kid 
  -do-win 
  

   in 
  this 
  he 
  shall 
  Raised 
  again, 
  in 
  this 
  place 
  he 
  puts 
  his 
  In 
  my 
  heart 
  in 
  this 
  

  

  lie 
  place. 
  trust. 
  "saying" 
  

  

  min-nik' 
  kid-da- 
  ki-o-wiuk 
  . 
  Ka-wi 
  -ka-da-an 
  -na-we 
  -was-si-nan, 
  

  

  the 
  time 
  of 
  the 
  duration 
  Of 
  the 
  world 
  It 
  shall 
  never 
  fail. 
  

  

  me-e'-kid-dodt' 
  man'-i-do. 
  Nin'-ne-dzha-nis 
  ke-un'-dzhi 
  be-ma'-dis 
  si 
  -an. 
  

  

  That 
  is 
  what 
  he 
  says, 
  the 
  spirit. 
  My 
  child, 
  this 
  shall 
  give 
  you 
  life. 
  

  

  The 
  Midi?' 
  priests 
  then 
  leave 
  the 
  sweat-lodge 
  and 
  stand 
  upon 
  the 
  

   outside, 
  while 
  the 
  candidate 
  gathers 
  up 
  in 
  his 
  arms 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  

   small 
  presents, 
  such 
  as 
  tobacco, 
  handkerchiefs, 
  etc., 
  and 
  goes 
  oul 
  

   (if 
  the 
  wig'iwam 
  to 
  join 
  the 
  Mide' 
  priests. 
  The 
  order 
  of 
  marching 
  

   to 
  the 
  main 
  entrance 
  of 
  the 
  Mide'wigan 
  is 
  then 
  takeu 
  up 
  in 
  the 
  

   following 
  order: 
  First 
  the 
  candidate, 
  next 
  the 
  preceptor, 
  who 
  in 
  

   turn 
  is 
  followed 
  by 
  the 
  officiating 
  priests, 
  and 
  such 
  others, 
  and 
  

   members 
  of 
  his 
  family 
  and 
  relatives 
  as 
  desire. 
  At 
  the 
  door 
  of 
  the 
  

   Mide'wigan 
  all 
  but 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  priests 
  continue 
  forward 
  and 
  take 
  their 
  

   stations 
  within 
  the 
  inclosure, 
  the 
  preceptor 
  remaining 
  on 
  one 
  side 
  

   of 
  the 
  candidate, 
  the 
  Mide' 
  priest 
  upon 
  the 
  other, 
  then 
  all 
  march 
  

   four 
  times 
  around 
  the 
  outside 
  of 
  the 
  inclosure, 
  toward 
  the 
  left 
  or 
  

   south, 
  during 
  which 
  time 
  drumming 
  is 
  continued 
  within. 
  Upon 
  the 
  

   completion 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  circuit 
  the 
  candidate 
  is 
  placed 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  face 
  

   the 
  main 
  entrance 
  of 
  the 
  Mide'wigan. 
  Whenhe 
  is 
  prompted 
  to 
  say: 
  

  

  " 
  Man- 
  un'-ga-bin'-di-ge 
  o-bog 
  -ga-di-nan 
  . 
  o-dai 
  -ye-din 
  ." 
  

   Let 
  me 
  come 
  in 
  and 
  these 
  I 
  put 
  down 
  my 
  things 
  [gifts]. 
  

  

  The 
  presents 
  are 
  then 
  laid 
  upon 
  the 
  ground. 
  The 
  preceptor 
  goes 
  

   inside, 
  taking 
  with 
  him 
  the 
  gifts 
  deposited 
  by 
  the 
  candidate, 
  and 
  

   remains 
  standing 
  just 
  within 
  the 
  door 
  and 
  faces 
  the 
  degree 
  post 
  

   t 
  i 
  ward 
  the 
  west. 
  Then 
  the 
  chief 
  officiating 
  priest, 
  avIio 
  has 
  remained 
  

   at 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  candidate, 
  turns 
  toward 
  the 
  latter 
  and 
  in 
  a 
  clear, 
  

   distinct, 
  and 
  exceedingly 
  impressive 
  manner 
  sings 
  the 
  following 
  

   chant, 
  addressed 
  to 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido 
  whose 
  invisible 
  form 
  is 
  supposed 
  

   to 
  abide 
  within 
  the 
  Mide'wigan 
  during 
  such 
  ceremonies, 
  stating 
  that 
  

   the 
  candidate 
  is 
  presented 
  to 
  receive 
  life 
  (the 
  ml'gis) 
  for 
  which 
  he 
  is 
  

   suffering, 
  and 
  invoking 
  the 
  divine 
  favor. 
  

  

  Hai 
  ya 
  ha 
  man'-i-do, 
  ho', 
  ti-bish 
  -ko-gish'-i-gung, 
  he', 
  we-za-ba-mid'-mi 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  a 
  spirit 
  ho, 
  just 
  as 
  the 
  one 
  above, 
  he. 
  now 
  sits 
  with 
  me 
  

  

  in" 
  -dzlia-nis. 
  esh-i-gan 
  -do-we. 
  he, 
  hwe 
  , 
  me-a-tshi-bin 
  -de-gan 
  -ni-nan, 
  nos, 
  

  

  my 
  child 
  aud 
  now 
  I 
  proclaim, 
  he, 
  hwe, 
  that 
  1 
  euter 
  you 
  here 
  my 
  father 
  

  

  