INTRODUCTION. 
Sam Peters (Pl. 2) wrote-the Fox text contained in this volume in 
the current syllabary; and this text was subsequently restored accord- 
ing to the phonetics of Harry Lincoln, who dictated it. The trans- 
lation of the Indian text is by myself, though I have received aid 
from George Young Bear in this. Likewise Harry Lincoln was of 
great assistance in working out the grammatical analysis. 
The general reliability of the information contained in the Indian 
text is shown by the fact that the myths and tales as well as various 
ethnological data (e. g., on social organization, mortuary customs and 
observances) obtained from Sam Peters correspond closely to those 
obtained from several different informants. And Sam Peters has 
both served as a ceremonial attendant in the performance and is a 
brother of Joe Peters, the present owner of the sacred pack appurte- 
nant to the ceremony. ‘The owners down to the present time (1924) 
so far as I have been able to ascertain are Kono’**, Kwiyama’’, 
Jim Peters (son of K.), Joe Peters (son of Jim). 
Though the information contained in the Indian text is somewhat 
scanty and obviously deficient in portions, nevertheless it is much 
more than known previously; and since nothing has been published 
on the ceremony, it is well worth while printing. Indeed, I was most 
fortunate in securing such information as is presented, owing to the 
extraordinary conservatism of the Meskwakie (Fox) Indians. I may: 
add that on several occasions I have seen parts of the ceremony, and 
so have observed the externals of the performance partially; but it 
was quite impossible to take down notes at the time. [The informa- 
tin contained in the present paper was obtained years ago. Since 
then I have received a Fox text containing more information on this 
society. Unfortunately it was not possible to incorporate the 
additional material in this paper.] 
Harry Lincoln objected to the Paga’amawi’‘sutcig** (or Paga- 
“ama/wii Ag") mentioned on pages 516 and 524, saying there was no 
such gens among the Foxes. I asked Sam Peters about this, and he 
replied they had all died. It is much to be regretted that our knowl- 
edge of Fox social organization is still very inadequate, and partly 
contradictory: the lists of gentes obtained by Forsyth, Busby, Jones, 
and myself, do not agree.! I have made it reasonably certain that 
1 Forsyth (1827) apud Blair, Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes Region, vol. ii, 
p.192; Busby, Two Summers among the Muskwakies (1885), p. 106; Jones apud Bulletin 30, vol. 1 (1907), 
p. 473. Owen, Folk-Lore of the Musquakie Indians (1904), p. 25 et seq., says there are seven clans (really 
gentes), but names but two. My ownlists are as yet unpublished. 
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