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and permit him to dance and sing. This is called the waygeniylce-i^ 

 dance. ^^ 



"So then the turtle was told to dance his death dance — i. e., 

 waygeniylce-i" dance. Both of his arms were tied behind above 

 the elbows. Only thus was he permitted to' walk. His wrists were 

 tied in front, so that he could not stretch out his arms. His ankles 

 were tied in such a way that he could not take any long steps. He 

 carried a gourd in one hand and a sacred object in the other, and 

 with these he danced up and down the village, performing his death 

 dance and singing and shaking his gourd. Many people came to see 

 him. He stopped and changed his song, singing, "O death, O death! 

 You young women come here to see me. I am anxious for death." 



(It seems that it is customary to grant any wish the captive makes 

 while dancing this dance.) 



The Fareweli. Dance 



When a person is about to go on the warpath he goes around the 

 village dancing and asking for volunteers to accompany him. New 

 volunteers join him as he dances and sings. When the dancing is 

 over these volunteers tell the people how their forefathers encouraged 

 them to go on the warpath, etc. 



At the beginning and end of each song they strike their mouths 

 with their hands and give a whoop. 



FAREWELL SONGS 

 I 



Hi'ske weje'ji yare'na" da'tcu" wa'gkenaggre waja" ana'rigere; hi'ske 

 Truth he speaks I hope, war leaders, what he says, truth 



weje'ji yare'nA". 



he tells I hope. • 



II 



Cugkena'ggere je'ske hidanar|kik'i''na dotcfi'gkera wariga'nigge: je'ske 

 Those dogs like I think of myself war leader a man I am: Thus 



hidanar)kiki''na. 



I think of myself. 

 (I. e., I don't value my life any more than that of a dog.) 



Ill 



Jige' ya'rageni^nA" waja" s'iip'anai'na dotcu'gkera; jige' yare'nA.''. 

 Again I desire it something a long time war leader; again I desire 

 (I. e., it is a long time since I have been on the warpath.) 



IV 



Ga ai'recke xawa'nii)ktcane^nA° dotcu" wuijkerarecke xawa'nigktcanenA" 

 Even that they say will disappear war leader even he will disappear, 

 (I. e., I don't value my life any more than the war-leader does.) 



" The following description of this dance, contained in one of the versions of the myth, " Turtle on 

 the warpath," is no doubt fairly accurate. 



