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  THE 
  MIDEWIWIN 
  OF 
  THE 
  O.IIBWA. 
  

  

  Me-kwa'-me-sha-kwak', 
  mi-te'-wi-da'. 
  

  

  While 
  it 
  is 
  clear 
  let 
  us 
  have 
  it, 
  the 
  "grand 
  medicine." 
  

  

  [The 
  Mide' 
  arm, 
  signified 
  by 
  the 
  magic 
  zigzag 
  lines 
  at 
  the 
  lower 
  

   end 
  of 
  the 
  picture, 
  reaches 
  up 
  into 
  the 
  sky 
  to 
  keep 
  it 
  clear; 
  the 
  

   rain 
  is 
  descending 
  elsewhere 
  as 
  indicated 
  by 
  the 
  lines 
  descending 
  

   from 
  the 
  sky 
  at 
  the 
  right 
  and 
  left.] 
  

  

  Rest. 
  

  

  During 
  this 
  interval 
  a 
  smoke 
  offering 
  is 
  made. 
  

  

  Mi-sha'-k 
  wi-to-nl 
  mi'-gis-sim' 
  . 
  

  

  As 
  clear 
  as 
  the 
  sky 
  [is] 
  my 
  ml'gis. 
  

  

  [The 
  figure 
  represents 
  the 
  sacred 
  ml'gis, 
  as 
  indicated 
  by 
  the 
  short 
  

   lines 
  radiating 
  from 
  the 
  periphery. 
  The 
  ml'gis 
  is 
  white 
  and 
  the 
  

   clear 
  sky 
  is 
  compared 
  to 
  it.] 
  

  

  Son'-gi-mi-de 
  1 
  wi-ka'-ne, 
  he'., 
  

  

  Wi-no'-a 
  man'-i-do'-wi-dzhi'-id-e'-zhi-wat. 
  

  

  Take 
  the 
  "grand 
  medicine" 
  strong, 
  as 
  they, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  " 
  Great 
  Spirit," 
  

   tell 
  me. 
  

  

  [The 
  candidate 
  is 
  enjoined 
  to 
  persevere 
  in 
  his 
  purpose. 
  The 
  asso- 
  

   ciate 
  Mide' 
  are 
  alluded 
  to, 
  as 
  also 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido, 
  who 
  urge 
  his 
  

   continuance 
  and 
  advancement 
  in 
  the 
  sacred 
  society. 
  The 
  arm 
  

   reaches 
  down 
  to 
  search 
  for 
  the 
  sacred 
  ml'gis 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  degree- 
  

   designated 
  by 
  four 
  vertical 
  lines 
  — 
  which 
  is, 
  as 
  yet, 
  hidden 
  from 
  the 
  

   person 
  addressed.] 
  

  

  Hwa'-ba-mi-de', 
  hwa-ba-mi-de', 
  

  

  Na'-wa-kin-te'. 
  

  

  He 
  who 
  sees 
  me, 
  he 
  who 
  sees 
  me, 
  stands 
  on 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  earth. 
  

  

  [The 
  human 
  figure 
  symbolizes 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido; 
  the 
  magic 
  lines 
  

   cross 
  his 
  body, 
  while 
  his 
  legs 
  rest 
  upon 
  the 
  outline 
  of 
  the 
  Mide'wi- 
  

   gan. 
  His 
  realm, 
  the 
  sky, 
  reaches 
  from 
  the 
  zenith 
  to 
  the 
  earth, 
  and 
  

   he 
  beholds 
  the 
  Mide 
  while 
  chanting 
  and 
  conducting 
  the 
  Mide' 
  wi 
  win.] 
  

  

  CL_ 
  Man'-i-do' 
  wi'-ka-ni' 
  ni-mi-de'. 
  

  

  ^^\ 
  y^ 
  3 
  ^^ 
  To 
  the 
  spirit 
  be 
  a 
  friend, 
  my 
  Mide'. 
  

  

  1 
  \ 
  [The 
  speaker 
  enjoins 
  the 
  candidate 
  to 
  be 
  faithful 
  to 
  his 
  charge, 
  

  

  *■" 
  and 
  thus 
  a 
  friend 
  to 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido, 
  who 
  in 
  return 
  will 
  always 
  as- 
  

  

  sist 
  him. 
  The 
  figure 
  holds 
  a 
  ml'gis 
  in 
  its 
  right 
  hand, 
  and 
  the 
  

   Mide' 
  drum 
  in 
  its 
  left.] 
  

  

  The 
  greater 
  number 
  of 
  words 
  in 
  the 
  preceding 
  text 
  are 
  of 
  an 
  

   archaic 
  form, 
  and 
  are 
  presented 
  as 
  they 
  were 
  chanted. 
  The 
  several 
  

   lines 
  may 
  be 
  repeated 
  ad 
  libitum 
  to 
  accord 
  with 
  the 
  feeling 
  of 
  in- 
  

   spiration 
  which 
  the 
  singer 
  experiences, 
  or 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  interest 
  

   manifested 
  by 
  his 
  hearers. 
  

  

  All 
  the 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  society 
  not 
  officially 
  inducting 
  the 
  candi- 
  

   date 
  have 
  ere 
  this 
  entered 
  the 
  Mide'wigan 
  and 
  deposited 
  their 
  invita- 
  

   tion 
  sticks 
  near 
  the 
  sacred 
  stone, 
  or, 
  in 
  the 
  event 
  of 
  their 
  inability 
  

  

  