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Host's offering to the Eagle. — "To you, a pair of Eagles, my ancestor 

 prayed. The blessings you bestowed upon him, those I ask of you. 

 I am about to pour a handful of tobacco for you. May you accept it 

 and ward off trouble from me." 



Hosts general fffering to the spirits. — "Hearken, all ye spirits to whom 



my ancestor prayed: to all of ye, I offer tobacco. My ancestor Djo- 



benq^giw'r^xga gave a feast to all those who had blessed him.^^ 



However, as it is about time to proceed to the next part (we will ask 



you once again) to bestow upon us all the blessings you gave our 



ancestor. That we mav not become weaklings, I ask of you. I greet 



you all." 



The Dog Ritual 



When they decide to use a dog (as a sacrifice) they take the greatest 

 care of it from its infancy upward. With great kindness do they rear 

 it. They never strike it when rearing it. Just like their own cliild 

 do they treat it. They take great care of its food. They love it very 

 much, just as they love their own cliildren. Thus is the dog loved. 

 If they are going to sacrifice it, then before they kill the dog they make 

 the following preparation and the man who is to make the sacrifice 

 speaks thus: 



"My younger brother, you are to go to the south; to the Disease- 

 giver you are to go. There you will live better than here. War 

 powers and life we wish to have and that you should ask for." 



The dog is not to be killed by striking, but a rope is to be used and 

 he is to be strangled to death, so that there will not be any blood. It 

 is forbidden to shed blood. Thus they tried to make an offering to 

 one of the great spirits. 



Wlien the dog is to be killed, the one who is to do it prepares him. 

 A pouch of tobacco and red feathers are tied around the neck of the 

 dog to be offered. Then the man made another pouch of tobacco and 

 another, till he had four, and these with (eagle) feathers he tied to the 

 four limbs, one pouch to each limb of the dog. Then the war bundle 

 was opened and purified with cedar leaves. Then they laid the dog 

 in front of the war bundle, making him face south. 



General Placing of the Tobacco 



When they have finished arranging the buckskins and are about 

 ready to start the singing, then the feasters mix tobacco and strew 

 it over the war bundle. They offer this tobacco for all the spirits 

 who exist. Even the man who originally obtained the war bundle 



""And we are repeating this now," should be added. The word (orfeast here means literally;' 'tobacco 

 pouring." 



