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signify so many scalps. And they hang one squirrel in the smoke 
hole with its head up when they celebrate the gens festival. As 
soon as all the children are asleep, in the nighttime, they take (the 
squirrel) down and go and deposit it properly in the forest. That 
is one thing they are very particular about doing. And they take 
the holy hide four times around the fire. And this is how the 
office of ceremonial attendant is. The head ceremonial attendant 
is appointed. He is told to ask his fellow ceremonial attendants 
to accompany him. And he asks them to accompany him. And 
those asked to accompany him get ready and singe (the dogs). Now 
one dog is killed first, the one to be singed first. And also the head 
ceremonial attendant goes about telling those belonging to the 
White Buffalo rite to hunt. He tells them the number of days they 
should continue to hunt. And he tells them to bring tobacco. 
That, it appears, is how he instructs them. At the (proper) time 
they go and bring these dogs (and) begin to tell the names of (these 
dogs) one after the other. Then, it seems, the dogs are clubbed to 
death. And one person is appointed. Not merely any one is 
appointed. Only a certain person knows how to strike down (the 
dogs). He does it. Not everyone knows how to strike down these 
dogs. Some make them cry out when they strike them down. It 
is against their religion for them to do that. That is why they are 
afraid. That they would make (the dogs) ery out is why they fear 
them. And one is told, ‘‘Well, begin to club them to death.” And 
he begins to club (the dogs) to death: And as soon as he has 
clubbed them to death they begin singeing (the dogs). They have 
also taken (those dogs) four times around (the summer house). 
That is what they do. And they cook them by boiling. After they 
are cooked by boiling then singing begins. And puppies are also 
killed. Then tobacco is tied on their legs and necks. And these 
puppies are placed where the sacred pack is. This is how they 
are laid. Two are on the north and two on the south side of the 
sacred pack. They lie in straight lines, west to east, their heads 
facing the east. And (these puppies) are fumigated early in the 
morning. And then they begin to make the drum. And this is 
how the men who make the drum are made to sit.7/ And this cere- 
monial attendant is also told to fetch oak leaves. He is told (to 
get them) across the river.? Then he departs and crosses the river, 
it is said. ‘‘You must fetch these leaves seven hundred feet from 
here,’ this ceremonial attendant is told. And the head singer is 
cut (with a razor). That is how it is with regard to the head singer. 
® Not quite true; there are six scalps in the pack, and each cross represents two 
7 It is not possible to reproduce the diagram. 
8 The leaves of white and black oak trees. 
9 On this particular occasion he did so. This applies also to the next statement 
10 On the upper parts of the right and left arms, facing outward. 
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