MICHELSON. ] ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE, 113 
I take this; 
I take this; 
I take this, I do; 
I take this; 
I take this, I do; 
This land of the buffaloes; 
I take this; 
I take this, I do; 
I take this, I do; 
I take this; 
I take this, I do.*4 
The one holding his tail up, 
Look at him; 
The one holding his tail up; 
The little white buffalo holding its tail up; 
The little white buffalo holding its tail up; 
The little white buffalo holding its tail up; 
The one holding his tail up; 
The little white buffalo holding its tail up; 
The little white buffalo holding its tail up.® 
I know you; 
I know you; 
I am called “‘the little white buffalo”’; 
I know you; 
I know you; 
IT am called “the little white buffalo”’; 
I know you; 
I know you; 
56 
T shall dance vigorously on the earth, there; 
I shall dance vigorously on the earth, there; 
I shall dance vigorously on the earth, there; 
I shall dance vigorously on the earth, there; 
I shall dance vigorously for the first time there; 
I shall dance vigorously for the first time there; 
I shall dance vigorously for the first time there.*? 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends; 
Look at me all around, my friends.® 
56 The white buffalo is speaking to the Indian. 
87 Said by the Indian after being blessed. ‘‘ This is the first time I shall dance vigorously after being 
blessed’’ is the meaning. He points to the earth and says, ‘‘ There.’ The above translation is based on 
the paraphrase of the informant, but if correct, grammatical anomalies are present. 
68 The one blessed is saying this to the people; ni*kaneti’ is for nt‘ kanetig*«*. 
