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song. Very good have they been to us. It is good. This is what I 

 have longed for, what we have been doing and all the good they 

 have said about us. It is good when you give a feast to do just 

 what you wish. The war-bundle owners, as many as there are here, 

 have spoken for me. It is good to obtain something when asking for 

 it. Very well have they spoken. It is good; it is very good. You 

 have eaten, (the food) in my behalf; very carefully have you eaten 

 it up for me. All the sacred speeches that they blessed him (our 

 grandfather) with you have repeated so that you might obtain real 

 life, you said. It is good and I thank you, for we have done here 

 exactly what I have longed for. War-bundle owners who are seated 

 here, I greet you." 



SECOND DIVISION OF THE CEREMONY — IN HONOR OF THE NIGHT 



SPIRITS 



Introductory remarTcs. — Then the attendants get ready to put on 

 the kettles for the second feast. When they are finished arranging 

 the food that is to be turned over to the spirits the host prepares 

 his tobacco and gets ready to pour it. Then he speaks the following: 



The Tobacco Offering 



Offering to the Night Spirits. — "To you, grandfather Djobenq,)j- 

 giwi'T^xga, does the council lodge of the Chief of the Night Spirits, 

 standing in the east, belong. Holy you have kept it. You (Chief of 

 the Night Spirits) were the one who blessed him with it, he said. 

 When the time comes for the tobacco pouring we will offer you a 

 handful of tobacco. War power he liked to obtain by doing this. 

 With what you blessed him, that we ask you to give us in return. 

 Grandfather, Chief of the Night Spirits, tobacco, here it is. 



' ' Here in the fire I shall place tobacco for you at all times. Tobacco, 

 holy food, and buckskin for moccasins, all those things I will send 

 to your sacred creation lodge." 



Offering to Earth. — "You who are our grandmother. Earth, you 

 blessed grandfather Djobenivi^giwi'ijxga with life and war powers. 

 As far as you extend, that far, O grandmother, do we spread out for 

 you tobacco and food and moccasins. Here is the tobacco. Here in 

 the fire shall I place tobacco; and food and offerings of buckskin 

 will we send to you at all times. You will always accept them, 

 grandfather said, it is said, so that our clansmen may travel in a 

 straight path of war and life." "'' 



1ST That i.s, may nothing intervene to prevent them from enjoying all the blessings they Jiave received in 

 war and life. 



