﻿HOFFMAN.] 
  MIDI' 
  SONGS. 
  24:9 
  

  

  newly 
  accepted 
  member 
  goes 
  around 
  to 
  each 
  member 
  present, 
  passes 
  

  

  his 
  hands 
  downward 
  over 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  Mide"s 
  head 
  and 
  says: 
  

  

  Mi-gwetsh' 
  ga'shi-to-win 
  bi-nia 
  -di-si-wfn', 
  

   Thanks 
  for 
  giving 
  to 
  me 
  life, 
  

  

  then, 
  stepping 
  back, 
  he 
  clasps 
  his 
  hands 
  and 
  bows 
  toward 
  the 
  Mide', 
  

   adding: 
  Ni-ka'-ni, 
  ni-ka'-ni, 
  ni-ka'-ni, 
  ka-na', 
  — 
  "My 
  Mide' 
  friend, 
  my 
  

   Mide' 
  friend, 
  my 
  Mide' 
  friend, 
  friend." 
  To 
  this 
  the 
  Mide' 
  responds 
  

   in 
  affirmation, 
  han', 
  e 
  n 
  ' 
  — 
  yes. 
  

  

  The 
  new 
  member 
  then 
  finds 
  a 
  seat 
  on 
  the 
  southern 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  in- 
  

   closure, 
  whereupon 
  the 
  ushers 
  — 
  Mide' 
  appointed 
  to 
  attend 
  to 
  outside 
  

   duties 
  — 
  retire 
  and 
  bring 
  in 
  the 
  vessels 
  of 
  food 
  which 
  are 
  carried 
  

   around 
  to 
  various 
  persons 
  present, 
  four 
  distinct 
  times. 
  

  

  The 
  feast 
  continues 
  for 
  a 
  considerable 
  length 
  of 
  time, 
  after 
  which 
  

   the 
  kettles 
  and 
  dishes 
  are 
  again 
  carried 
  outside 
  the 
  Mide'wi-gan, 
  

   when 
  all 
  who 
  desire 
  indulge 
  in 
  smoking. 
  Mide' 
  songs 
  are 
  chanted 
  

   by 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  priests, 
  the 
  accompanying, 
  reproduced 
  pictorially 
  iu 
  

   PL 
  xiv 
  C, 
  being 
  an 
  example. 
  The 
  lines, 
  as 
  usual, 
  are 
  repeated 
  

   ad 
  libitum, 
  the 
  music 
  being 
  limited 
  to 
  but 
  few 
  notes, 
  and 
  in 
  a 
  minor 
  

   key. 
  The 
  following 
  are 
  the 
  words 
  with 
  translation: 
  

  

  He'-ne-wi'-a 
  ni'-na 
  mi'-si-man'-i-de-ge' 
  he-wa'-we-a'-ne- 
  

  

  Their 
  bodies 
  shine 
  over 
  the 
  world 
  unto 
  me 
  as 
  unto 
  you, 
  

  

  my 
  Mide' 
  

  

  kan'. 
  

  

  friend. 
  

  

  TThis 
  refers 
  to 
  the 
  sun, 
  and 
  moon, 
  whose 
  bodies 
  are 
  united 
  

   in 
  the 
  drawing,] 
  

  

  Ma'-na-wi-na' 
  hai'-e-ne-ha' 
  be-wa'-bik-kun 
  kan-din'-a-we. 
  

  

  Your 
  eyes 
  see 
  them 
  both 
  eyes 
  made 
  of 
  iron, 
  piercing 
  eyes. 
  

  

  [The 
  figure 
  is 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  crane, 
  whose 
  loud, 
  far-reaching 
  

   voice 
  is 
  indicated 
  by 
  the 
  short 
  lines 
  radiating 
  from 
  the 
  mouth. 
  

   The 
  eyes 
  of 
  the 
  crane 
  Man'ido 
  are 
  equally 
  penetrating.] 
  

  

  Ta-be 
  -ne-wa' 
  he-shi-wa 
  , 
  ha 
  ma'-si-ni'-ni-he'-shi-wa', 
  ha'. 
  

   Calm 
  it 
  leads 
  you 
  guides 
  you 
  to 
  your 
  food, 
  

  

  to 
  

  

  [Knowledge 
  of 
  superior 
  powers 
  gained 
  through 
  familiarity 
  

   with 
  the 
  rites 
  of 
  the 
  Mide 
  wiwin 
  is 
  here 
  referred 
  to. 
  The 
  

   figure 
  points 
  to 
  the 
  abode 
  of 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido; 
  three 
  short 
  

   lines 
  indicating 
  three 
  degrees 
  in 
  the 
  Mide'wiwin, 
  which 
  the 
  

   candidate 
  has 
  taken.] 
  

  

  Ha-nin 
  -di 
  he-bik 
  -kin-he' 
  mai'-i-do 
  ni-kan' 
  wa-ba-nunk', 
  

  

  Whence 
  does 
  he 
  rise 
  spirit 
  friend 
  from 
  the 
  east 
  ' 
  

  

  mi-de 
  -man'-i-do 
  wa-ba-nunk'. 
  

  

  mide' 
  man'ido 
  from 
  the 
  east. 
  

  

  [The 
  hand 
  reaches 
  up 
  as 
  in 
  making 
  the 
  gesture 
  for 
  rising 
  

   sun 
  or 
  day, 
  the 
  "sky 
  lines" 
  leaning 
  to 
  the 
  left, 
  or 
  east; 
  one 
  

   making 
  signs 
  is 
  always 
  presumed 
  to 
  face 
  the 
  south, 
  and 
  

   signs 
  referring 
  to 
  periods 
  of 
  day, 
  sun. 
  sunrise, 
  etc., 
  are 
  made 
  

   from 
  the 
  left 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  body.] 
  

  

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