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through, the buckskin is taken down, unrolled, and the thunder-buck- 

 skin given to the band sitting opposite the host. The other buckskins 

 are then distributed in rotation, except that the buckskin to Earth- 

 maker is given to the guest who occupies the middle position in the 

 lodge. All the guests remain standing with their imrolled buckskins, 

 holding them by the sticks and keeping tobacco in their other hand, 

 while the old man speaks to them and blows first upon a flute. Then, 

 to the accompaniment of a gourd, he sings two songs. After that the 

 buckskins are rolled up again in such a way that the markings remain 

 visible, and hung up again on sticks that are placed near the individual 

 invited guests, just west of the first fireplace. There they have a pole 

 for Earthmaker, at whose foot the war bundle is placed and opened. 

 Tobacco is then poured into the hands of each of the invited guests by 

 the host. He offers tobacco especially for those individuals for whom 

 he has prepared buckskins and kettles, asking each of them in tiun 

 for life and for victory on the warpath. When he finishes he pours 

 some tobacco into the fire and some upon the war bundle. All the 

 persons invited then, in tm-n, do the same. If the host has any chil- 

 dren present in the lodge, he has them do the same. Children are 

 always escorted by the attendant. The host now takes the goiu-ds, 

 drmn, etc., and, remaining in his own place, sings different sets of 

 songs. As often as he starts a new set, he blows upon liis flute. The 

 songs of the Thunderbird consist of eight starting songs, sung slowly, 

 six dancing songs, etc. As soon as the dancing songs are begim, all 

 the men in the lodge come around the war bundle and dance, blowing 

 the flute, etc. Women may dance likewise, but they must remain in 

 that part of the tent especially assigned to them. 



Before the contents of the kettle are cooked the host sings four sets 

 of songs. As soon as the first set has been started the attendants get 

 as many pipes as possible and bring them to the war bundle. They 

 also place there a large pipe with stem directed toward the west and 

 a large pile of tobacco. These pipes are then passed back to the 

 various guests in order to be smoked. 



After the first set of songs is over the large pipe is taken and lit 

 by one of the attendants and passed around the lodge, in ceremonial 

 manner, each member taking a puff and passing it to the next one. 

 When the songs to the Disease-giver are sung, the pipe is placed 

 against the center pole with stem directed south. Before the Disease- 

 giver songs are sung the story of their origin is told. At the end of 

 the last of the initial songs the old man with tobacco in each hand 

 says IIo — — o — o-.' He then pours tobacco into the fireplace. He is 

 really presenting it to the Disease-giver. Then dancing songs are 

 used as before. Usually dog meat is put in the kettle designed for 

 the Disease-giver. 



