MICHELSON. ] WHITE TINY-HOOF SACRED PACK, Se 
That the men sitting there should be considered; and that some 
one may not fool the Gentle Manitou, it is said, was why the White 
Buffalo makes such rules. Indeed then the men, boys, and young 
men must be watched over carefully (to see) in what way they will 
think about life; and whether they thought about their future lives. 
That is why he has those rules. Still, the people are to be watched 
over carefully; that is why he has put himself (his spirit) there, and 
also that White Tiny-hoof Sacred Pack. 
Again, if some one thinks of himself, ‘Not I,” it is likely that he 
is acting contrary to its (desires). But it is said, though, that he 
will eventually ruim his life indeed, as it seems. It is said that 
among the manitous he is considered nothing. In the way which is 
ruin, that is what the manitous think of him. It seems that he 
eventually lulls his life. He is that one who does not think anything 
is true in the gens festival, the worship of the White Buffalo. 
When, moreover, some one does believe in it, his life surely is 
always all right. He does not get sick in any way. Indeed his life 
is always beautiful. Again, the manitous who bless him look upon 
him with extreme satisfaction. It seems as though he is clean 
among the manitous. He is the one who continues to do those 
things that have been told. He is one who continues to do things 
like the one who first knew it and who was blessed with it. He is 
that one who is thought about that way by the manitous. 
It is not only the manitous in that White Buffalo sacred pack who 
will think of him in that way. It is any of those who is called a 
manitou; as many manitous as are appointed by the Gentle Manitou, 
think him clean when he thus sits firmly during the gens festival. 
It is said they consider those who sit firmly tough. Some, it is said, 
sat down a little while and then went out. 
Inside, it is said, it is not allowed for any one inside to sit, lean, 
and move around. It is said when some one did go about, sit and 
lean, suddenly a ceremonial attendant, ‘“‘My friend, you had better 
go home. Over there you might sit any way. Here the manitou 
is now being thought of. Indeed it is impossible for us to sit the 
way we please in here. Yonder where you live no one would say 
anything to you. You could even sleep over there. In here it is 
fixed so that we are to think about the manitou. That is why you 
(pl.) are to sit firmly. You must indeed do that. You must go.” 
It is said that was the way one was told when he sat leaning too 
many times. It is said that he would then go home. Still, he 
was indeed invited when the people ate. 
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