KADiN] THE CLAN WAB-BUNDLE FEASTS 523 



"Host aad members of his clan who are sitting here, I greet you. 

 You seated here who have impersonated the spirits, I send forth my 

 greetmgs to you." 



Then the second person for whom they had put on a kettle spoke. 



Speech of ninth guest. — "Host and members of his clan who are 

 seated here, I greet you. To you, seated here, impersonating the 

 spirits, I send my greetings. It is good. The host has tried to make 

 us live. All those present here have been pleaduig to the spirits who 

 are m control of life and war powers. If any Indians are sick and the 

 keepers of the war bundle give this feast then their illness will be 

 overcome; they will recover from their disease, it is said. My father 

 said that the people used to add more fuel to the fireplace of our chiefs 

 when they do this. My grandfather told me that even if I (insignifi- 

 cant as I am) who speak were to make an offering of food to the 

 spirits it would be good. I knew that he always spoke the truth, yet 

 I knew that such as I could not do anything. (Thus grandfather 

 spoke to me), 'Some day when you are hi the presence of war and the 

 rush is about to be made, you will not be frightened for you can say 

 to the spirits, ' ' Grandfathers, I always gave you something to smoke, 

 boiled food for you, and gave you the material for moccashis. Now 

 I wish to go to the fight that is to take place." If j^ou speak to them 

 thus, though you do not hear them answering you, (you will recognize 

 their answer in the fact) that without any effort you will be victo- 

 rious.' They told the truth to one another, for they were certain of 

 these things. That is why they encouraged one another. This is 

 what the host and the members of his band are domg. It is good. 

 A laudable thmg they have done. They have boiled food for our 

 grandmother, the Earth. They have offered her tobacco and buck- 

 skins and have as a reward received war powers. It is good. Our 

 grandmother whom they made me impersonate, I greet. Host and 

 all those who are seated within this lodge, I send forth my greethigs 

 to you." 



Then the third one whom they called on for a kettle rose to thank 

 them and said : 



Speech of tenth guest. — "Host and members of his clan who are 

 seated here, I send my greetmgs toward you. It is good. The host 

 has given the tobacco offerings to the various spirits at the proper 

 time. They (host and clan members) have accomplished very much. 

 Once long ago, four generations back, a man like a spirit in power had 

 told them what to do and since then they have been repeatmg it. 

 It is good. Their ancestors long, long ago first gave (this feast) and 

 yet even to-day we have seen it. They (host and his relatives) lis- 

 tened attentively to what they said and they have repeated it exactly. 

 We, ourselves, could not accomplish anything if we gave a feast. 

 When in former times they had feasts m honor of our grandfathers, 



