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THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY 



[ETH. ANN. 22 



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fisr, IIo-o-o-o! An introductory exelamatioii. 

 GS7 He! Ilitkashani; He! Ilitkasliaru. 



he, au exclamation calliuji' attention to a sul)ject or a teachinjj:. 

 hitkasharn ; liit, from hittu, feather, referrinji- to the l)ir(l.s that 

 attend the Ilako; ha, part of rotkahai'u, night; sharu, 

 dreams, visions. This composite word refers to the visions 

 or dreams brought liy tlie birds that are associated with 

 the Ilako. 

 (JS8 Ta kira ru tern lie. 

 ta, verily. 



kira, brought to pass, 

 ru, it, the rite, or ceremony, 

 teru, is; the entire ceremony with its promises 

 he, vocable. 

 089 See line 687. 



690 See line 688. 



691 See line 687. 



692 See line 688. 



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69;j llo-o-o-o! Au introductory exchimation. 

 69-t See the first stanza, line 687. 

 69.5 Ta kira te ra-a he. 



ta, verily. 



kira, brought to pass. 



te, it; the good promised through the ceremony. 



ra-a, is coming. 



he, vocable. 



696 See line 687. 



697 See line 695. 



698 See line 687. 



699 See line 695. 



Explaiiafioii hij fit' Ku'niliNn 

 In this song we are told that verily it is a truth that everything per- 

 taining to this ceremony came through a vision. All the good, all the 

 happiness that conies to those who take part in these rites have been 

 I^romised in a dream, and the dreams which brought this cei-emony 

 and its promises came from the east; they always descend from al)Ove 

 by that path. 



