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him whom they call Djoben^rjgiwi'jjxga gave them tobacco to smoke 

 and he worshiped the spirits sincerely whenever they came to him. 

 Thus these people have done for a long time and that is why we are 

 recognized by the spirits. As often as they gave this feast they gave 

 it for the honor of the spirits. They have done well and we are very 

 well acquainted with the spirits as a consequence. Yet I myself 

 who am now speaking can not do anything; I can hardly be said to 

 have lived (i. e., lived the life of a respectable man). I am unable 

 even to put on one kettle m honor of the spirits. Those who have 

 given this feast to the spirits have done well and perhaps, as a conse- 

 quence, we may be able to obtain just a little of the blessmgs of life. 

 So I thought. It is good (I tell you) , who have made off erhigs to the 

 spirits, who are impersonating the spirits. He who has been given 

 the kettle in honor of the Moon expresses his thanks. They gave this 

 to me so that we might plead for them (with the spirits) . Not any- 

 thing of consequence can we say. We are thankful. It is good, it is 

 said. That is what I wish to say. Those counseled, I greet, the 

 spirit who comes at night. Host, I send forth my greetmgs to you. 

 You impersonating the spirits, I send my greetings toward you." 



Speech of eleventh guest. — "Host and his clansmen who are seated 

 here, I send my greetings toward you. Those impersonating the 

 spirits, I send my greetings toward you. The host and his people 

 sit here crying for war powers. Tobacco they offer, asking for life; 

 the tobacco that they possess they sit here offering that they may 

 obtain life. They know that it is good to have war powers and that 

 is why they ask for it with tears in their eyes. It is good to die in 

 war. If you can kill one enemy, then you will be a brave man and 

 aU the men will say that you have done a good deed. We would all 

 know it. However, not without effort can men become braves. 

 They must suffer to obtain this honor. The host has made himself 

 suffer; they have poured tobacco. If we do as they did and make 

 feasts for the spirits and offer them buckskins, then we will be able 

 to obtain war powers for ourselves, and only then. That is what 

 the Creator would do. Not without fasting, not white faced,''^ are 

 war powers obtainable. Yet the old men long ago said that if one 

 could not fast, still if he poured tobacco for the spirits and offered 

 them food and if he made excellent offerings of buckskin to the 

 spirits, war powers might be obtained. Thus the elders spoke and 

 they knew of what they were speaking. The host and the clansmen 

 sitting with him listened (to the elders) and that is why they per- 

 formed (this ceremony so well). How could we ever obtain war 

 powers as they have done? All we hope is that we may obtain 

 some of the war powers that will follow (as a result of the feast here 



1" I. e., not without blackening one's lace as is done in fasting. 



