34 CONTENTS. 



Initiation into the No°'-zlii"-zho° — Continued. Page. 



Sun ray wi'-gi-e of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" 170 



Songs of counting the o-do°' by the Wa'-do°-be 172 



0-do°' count of Sho^'-ge-mo'-i" 179 



The seven o-do"' 179 



Tlie six o-do"' 181 



Fees given the Wa'-do"-be 181 



Crow songs '- 182 



Black Bear songs 185 



Buffalo songs 192 



Instructions to the wife of the singer 192 



Painting to send courage 192 



Vigil to send courage 193 



Symbolic painting of robe 194 



Symbolic planting of the field 194 



Ceremonial gathering of food 195 



Corn planting songs 196 



The six songs 205 



Songs of the rising of the buffalo bull men 206 



Songs of the fight for the charcoal 213 



Wi'-gi-c of the rush for the charcoal 214 



Songs of the crossing a river 218 



Songs of the mystic house 218 



Blue-jay songs 220 



Supplication or little evening songs 220 



Songs of gathering wood 220 



Wi'-gi-e of the symbolic firewood 223 



The fire-drill song 224 



Fire-making song 225 



Songs of the ceremonial feast 226 



Songs of the gray owl 227 



Songs of triumph 229 



- Songs of the symbols on the war club 230 



Rain songs 230 



Songs of the striking of the earth 230 



Songs of striking one against the other 230 



Songs of triumph, or the return of the bird 232 



Song of the rising to depart 236 



Wi'-gi-e used at the installation of a widow 238 



Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge version of the No°'-zhi°-zho° rite 242 



The seven songs 242 



Opening ceremony — smoke offering to the sacred animal skins 243 



The wailing ceremony 244 



The moccasin ceremony 248 



Ceremony of painting and decorating the Xo'-lja 251 



Wi'-gi-e of the mussel 252 



Ceremonial approach to the house of mystery 257 



Song of approach to the house 258 



Songs of opening the shrine 260 



Songs of taking up the rattle 264 



Songs of the symbolic man 267 



Bow-making songs 271 



Songs of the rite of vigil 275 



Little songs of the sun 280 



