BADiN] THE CLAN WAR-BUNDLE FEASTS 469 



things with which you blessed grandfather Djobenq,giwi'7jxga. That, 

 we ask of you." 



Offering to ilie Mcrning Star. — "You who are above, Morning Star, 

 our request is that you bless us with that with which you blessed 

 grandfather DjobenEigjwi'j^xga. Tobacco and food and a buckskin 

 offering we are about to send you." ^' 



Offering to Earth. — "Grandmother Earth, you also added your 

 power to the spirit bundle that grandfather Djobenfigiwi'Tjxga made. 

 The powers Earthmaker put you in control of, and with which you 

 blessed grandfather Djoben^giwi'jjxga, those we ask of you. 

 Tobacco, soup, and a buckskin offering we are about to send to you 

 and the request that we make of you, is war power and life." 



Offering to the Water-spirit. — "Water-spirit, grandfather whose 

 body is of water,"" tobacco, food, and a buckskin offering for moc- 

 casins, we are about to offer you. I and my relatives desire to lay 

 our hands on war and life." 



General prai/er to the spirits. — "Grandfathers, we have probably 

 been very remiss in what we have done, but do not hold it against 

 us, grandfathers. We greet you, war-bundle owners. The life 

 • (blessings) that those who have gone before us had, the songs that 

 they handed dowTi to us, not in their manner will we be able to sing, 

 but still, however it be, it will be (our best). It has been said that 

 nothing will provoke you,"' grandfathers. Well, however, that is the 

 way we will do it. I greet j'ou." (Song.) 



Filling op the Ceremonial Pipe and Smoking Ritual 



First filling of the pipe. — After they have sung the first war-bundle 

 song, then they get a pipeful of tobacco ready and place it near the 

 war bundle, speaking as follows : ' ' Our father who art above, for you 

 the pipe is extended; up straight above it is placed." Up straight 

 above it is extended to Earthmaker, they say. For that reason do 

 they arrange the pipe in that way. Then when the songs are finished 

 the attendant takes the pipe, lights it, and takes it with him to the 

 left side, giving all the men in the lodge an opportunity to smoke. 

 Women are not allowed to smoke. The tobacco in the pipe is 

 entirely consumed as the pipe makes the circuit of the lodge and it 

 is then filled again. 



8 ecoml filling of the pipe. — Then there at the feast for the second 

 time do they place (the pipe). When they are about to sing the 



•' That this spirit was not mentioned before is an oversight on the part of the informant. 



<w Deferential and ritualistic name for the Water-Spirit. It may mean chief. The general name wiiich 

 we loosely translate "Water-spirit" is " Wak'djexi." 



'1 1, e., tiiat no inaccm-acy nor ignorance on their part will anger the spirits and cause them to refrain 

 from bestowing their blessings. This is, of course, an expression of ritualistic modesty, but I suspect 

 that there is also a reference intended here to the fact that in the^e degenerate days not only are 

 individuals no longer blessed as of yore, but certain details of the ceremony have been forgotten. I see no 

 reason for giving too much weight to this last fact, but it may be best to have it in mind. 



