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  THE 
  MIDE 
  WIWIN 
  OF 
  THE 
  OJIBWA. 
  

  

  In 
  -do-na-gat 
  in-da 
  -kwo-nan 
  

  

  That 
  which 
  I 
  live 
  upon 
  has 
  been 
  put 
  on 
  this 
  dish 
  by 
  the 
  spirit. 
  

  

  [Ki 
  tshi 
  Man'ido 
  provides 
  the 
  speaker 
  with 
  the 
  necessary 
  food 
  for 
  

   the 
  maintenance 
  of 
  life. 
  The 
  dish, 
  or 
  feast, 
  is 
  shown 
  by 
  the 
  con- 
  

   centric 
  rings, 
  the 
  spirit's 
  arm 
  is 
  just 
  below 
  it.] 
  

  

  Mo-ki-yan 
  tshik 
  -ko-tnin 
  . 
  

  

  I 
  bring 
  life 
  to 
  the 
  people. 
  

  

  [The 
  speaker, 
  as 
  the 
  impersonator 
  of 
  the 
  sacred 
  Otter, 
  brings 
  life. 
  

   The 
  Otter 
  is 
  just 
  emerging 
  from 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water, 
  as 
  he 
  

   emerged 
  from 
  the 
  great 
  salt 
  sea 
  before 
  the 
  Ani 
  shi-na'beg, 
  after 
  

   having 
  been 
  instructed 
  by 
  Mi 
  nabo 
  zho 
  to 
  carry 
  life 
  to 
  them.] 
  

  

  Ni'-no-mun' 
  mash-ki'-ki 
  

  

  I 
  can 
  also 
  take 
  medicine 
  from 
  the 
  lodge, 
  or 
  the 
  earth 
  

  

  [The 
  Mide 
  's 
  arm 
  is 
  reaching 
  down 
  to 
  extract 
  magic 
  remedies 
  

   from 
  the 
  earth. 
  The 
  four 
  spots 
  indicate 
  the 
  remedies, 
  while 
  the 
  

   square 
  figure 
  denotes 
  a 
  hole 
  in 
  the 
  ground.] 
  

  

  Rest. 
  During 
  this 
  interval 
  the 
  Mide 
  "s 
  thoughts 
  dwell 
  upon 
  the 
  

   sacred 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  in 
  which 
  he 
  is 
  engaged. 
  

  

  Ni-nin-de' 
  in-dai-yo 
  . 
  

   It 
  is 
  all 
  in 
  my 
  heart, 
  the 
  life. 
  

  

  [The 
  concentric 
  circles 
  indicates 
  the 
  mi'gis, 
  life, 
  within 
  the 
  heart, 
  

   the 
  former 
  showing 
  radiating 
  lines 
  to 
  denote 
  its 
  magic 
  power.] 
  

  

  M'bi-mo'-se-an-kink 
  . 
  

  

  The 
  spirit 
  saw 
  me 
  and 
  sent 
  me 
  medicine 
  from 
  above. 
  

  

  [The 
  figure 
  is 
  that 
  of 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido, 
  who 
  granted 
  power 
  to 
  the 
  

   speaker.] 
  

  

  9 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  Don'-de-na 
  mi-tiz'-kunk. 
  

   It 
  is 
  also 
  on 
  the 
  trees, 
  that 
  from 
  which 
  I 
  take 
  life. 
  

  

  [The 
  tree 
  bears 
  " 
  medicine 
  " 
  which 
  the 
  speaker 
  has 
  at 
  his 
  com- 
  

   mand, 
  and 
  is 
  enabled 
  to 
  use.] 
  

  

  