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THE HAKO, A PAWNKE CEREMONY 



[ETH. ANN. 28 



By touching' the Son Mother Corn opened his mind, and ijrepared 

 the way for our messengers to him, so that lie would lie willing to 

 receive them, and later to receive us. 



Mother Corn has now found the Son ; she has made straight and safe 

 the path from our country to his land, and she has made his mind ready 

 to receive us and to carry out his part of this ceremony of the Hako. 



Third Ritual. Sending the Messengers 



Exphinofioi) liij till' Kii'ralnis 



On the day following the night when Mother Corn selected the Son 

 the members of the Father's party brought to his lodge the gifts 

 which they were to take to the Children. 



Four men were chosen to carry the message of the Kxt'rahns to the 

 Son. The.y were clothed by the Father with the butfalo robe in the 

 ceremonial manner, and led by him to a place near the entrance of 

 the lodge. 



The Ku'rahus gave a little of the sacred native tobacco to the 

 Father, who tied it in a small piece of liladder and returned it to the 

 Ku'rahus, who then addressed to the messengers the first stanza of 

 the following song. 



^Vnr(^s and Music 



