MICHELSON. ] THE LITTLE SPOTTED BUFFALO. 517 
places are well-known sit so. They will sit as was determined long 
ago for them by the Wolf gens. They do not eat; they in a way as 
if celebrate the gens festival. And those who are seated on the south 
side are the Kindly Chiefs. Now they in a way represent the mani- 
tous who sit fixedly and also others. It seems as if women imper- 
sonating the manitous were well on in years, those who ceased to 
have catamenial flows, in a way important women. And now 
(regarding) the west (side). In the corner those named after the 
Ringed Perch (?%) have their seats thickly together (?). The women 
are Ki'cko‘ag**. They sit toward the south (i. e., southwest corner). 
And also (regarding) the north (side). In the corner a woman, the 
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Fic. 2.—Ground plan of the bark house in which the ceremony takes place. 
The explanations given in the current syllabary are transcribed phonetically and translated. 
1. Widtcimo'ka‘agki* east. 2. Widtcinawa'kwiigki* south. 3. Wiéa&dtcipagi‘cimug*i* west. 4. 
Wittcike'siyag** north. 5. A‘ckutéw*** fire. 6. A‘nema‘su4tci nenu'so'“‘ where the little buffalo stands. 
7. AtAmé'‘ag*i* smokers. 8. MaAmi‘ci‘agki‘ ceremonial attendants. 9. Kiginutcig*i‘ those celebrating the 
gens festival. 10. Nimitcigi neniwAgi ma‘ag*i' these aremen dancers. 11. I‘kwiiwAgi nimitcig*i* women 
who dance. 12. I'kwiiwa niganit«‘ the leading woman. 13. I‘kwiwa ni‘kugat** a woman who hums. 
14. Ni‘kuwatai‘kwiwaawomanwhohums. 15. Ninu'swa‘ckwii'a i‘tcitapittci wimigo'** where a mem- 
ber of the Thunder (Feathered) gens sits who belongs to the Buffalo society. 16. Ninu‘swa‘ckwii‘a 
A‘teitapittci mi‘kwi'sut** where a member of the Bear gens sits who belongs to the Buffalo society. 
17. Ki‘ciwi‘ugimawi'‘sut* one belonging to the Kindly Chief gens. 18. PAga‘amiwi'‘sut4* one belonging 
to the Ringed Perch (?) gens. 
leading woman, sits in front of (the others). That is where she sits 
down. She is an impersonator. She is an O'cka‘c** [To'kan™’] 
woman. And she who sits there at the time is a member of the 
Feathered gens. All those whose places are well known belong to 
the Buffalo society. That is how it is. And, moreover, (how it is) 
on the east (side). A woman likewise sits in the corner who is a 
member of the Bear gens (and also) who is a member of the Buffalo 
society. And (this same woman) who hums is an O'cka‘c** [T6- 
‘kan™‘] woman. That is how they sit within when a gens festival is 
held here. 
