MICHELSON. ] ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE. 109 
This is the way I make my feet go, this is the way I make my feet go; 
This is the way I make my feet go, this is the way I make my feet go; 
This is the way I make my feet go, this is the way I make my feet go; 
This is the way I make my feet go, this is the way I make my feet go. 
He came whom I answered, he came whom I answered; 
He came whom I answered, he came whom I answered (namely), 
The huge white buffalo; 
He came whom I answered, he came whom I answered; 
He came whom I answered, he came whom I answered; 
He came whom I answered, he came whom I answered.‘ 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
The white buffalo, it is he; 
The white buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he; 
It is he, the buffalo, it is he. 
Then they had danced three times. And then it is said, ““Now, 
ceremonial attendants, stop and eat. You will each see just what 
you want to eat, anything,” the ceremonial attendants were told. 
They ate. Then after eating, ““Now, commence serving (the food),’’ 
they were told. After all was served (he said): ‘‘“Now, we are wor- 
shipping the manitou. This is what we pray to him for, that we may 
live a long time, that is what we say to him. The Spirit of the Fire 
must have long before commenced speaking of what we pray to him 
for. We have told him to explain it for us. That is why you are to 
eat; eat!’ he said. Then at once, it is said, ‘‘We shall use the 
eating-songs,”’ he said to them. He began singing: 
Look at the way I shall make them look, how I shall make the buffaloes 
look; 
Look at the way I shall make them look, how I shall make the buffaloes 
look; 
Look at the way I shall make the buffaloes look; 
Look at the way I shall make them look, 
Look at the way I shall make them look.‘ 
I am the white buffalo’s tail; 
IT am the white buffalo’s tail; 
I am the white buffalo’s tail; 
IT am the white buffalo’s tail; 
IT am the white buffalo’s tail; 
I am the white buffalo’s tail; 
I am the white buffalo’s tail.” 
I go about looking well when I eat; 
I go about looking well when I eat; 
When I (graze) around and eat, I go apout looking well; 
When I eat, I go about looking well.*8 
48 The white buffalo is telling the Indian, ‘‘ Look and see how I shall dress them.’’ The Indian thenlooks 
at the different buffaloes. 
47 The tail is in the sacred pack. 
48 The one blessed prepared a meal for the white buffalo, the latter is saying this song. 
