ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 11 



sick by Menominee Indians," and "Menominee war songs 

 and other songs." 



The Menominee Indians have been in contact with civili- 

 zation for many years, but retain their old customs to a 

 remarkable degree. Miss Densmore attended a meeting of 

 their medicine lodge (corresponding to the Chippewa grand 

 medicine), at which two persons were initiated. She wit- 

 nessed the ceremony for about four hours, listening to the 

 songs, and presented tobacco, which was received in a cere- 

 monial manner. She was also present at a gathering where 

 a lacrosse game was played "in fulfillment of a dream," and 

 witnessed the similar playing of a "dice and bowl" game by 

 a woman who had dreamed of the "four spirit women in the 

 east" and been instructed by them to play the game once 

 each year. 



The songs of the dream dance received extended considera- 

 tion, the dance having been witnessed in 1910. 



Among the interesting war songs were those connected 

 witTi the enlistment and service of Menominee in the Civil 

 War, with the songs of the charms ("fetiches") by which 

 they beUeved that they were protected. Songs of the war- 

 fare against Black Hawk were obtained, and one very old 

 war song with the words "The Queen (of England) wants us 

 to fight against her enemies." 



Mr. Gerard Fowke, special archeologist, was engaged for 

 three months, February to April, in making a survey and 

 explorations of a group of aboriginal remains near Marks- 

 viUe, La. The works consisted of 3 inclosures, 20 mounds, 

 8 lodge sites, and several village sites, extending a distance 

 of 2 miles along the bluff overlooking Old River and in the 

 bottom land liordering that water course. Eight of the 

 mounds are of the flat-topped, domicihary type; the others 

 are conical or dome-shaped, usually classed as burial mounds. 

 Six of the last were fully excavated. Two of them contained 

 evidence of many interments; two were house sites indicating 

 at least three periods of construction; the remaining two 

 yielded notliing that would show the reason for their build- 

 ing. All were singularly barren of contents. Only traces of 

 bones were found in the graves. The manner of construe- 



