CONTENTS 



Introduction 615 



I. Prayers to the Ancients 621 



1. An offering of food to the Ancestors 621 



2. Preparation of prayer sticks at the winter solstice 623 



3. Offering of prayer sticks at the winter solstice 624 



*4. Monthly offering of prayer sticks 626 



5. Offering of prayer sticks to dead wife 632 



6. Offering of corn meal to dead wife 633 



II. Prayers to the sun 635 



1. At sunrise 635 



2. Presenting an infant to the sun 635 



3. Pekwin sets date for the summer solstice 636 



4. Firekeeper at the winter solstice 637 



III. Prayers to the Uwanammi 643 



*1. A priest goes into retreat 643 



2. A priest during his summer retreat 646 



3. Pek win goes into retreat 659 



4. Bow priest in retreat in summer 663 



IV. Prayers of the war cult 668 



1. A bow priest makes prayer sticks at the winter solstice 668 



2. Prayers before going on a war party 669 



3. Prayers of the scalp dance 674 



V. Prayers and chants of priests of masked gods I ._- 690 



1. The coming of Kyaklo ' 690 



2. Prayer of the impersonator of Pautiwa 692 



VI. Prayers and chants of the priests of the masked gods II. Prayers 



and chants of the Ca'lako 702 



1. The impersonators with monthly offering of prayer sticks — 706 

 *2. Sayataca's night chant 710 



3. Sayataca's morning chant 756 



4. Night chant of Hekiipa-kwe Ca'lako 762 



5. Washing the head of the Ca'lako impersonator 776 



6. "Washing" the Koyemci 777 



7. Dismissal of the Koyemci 780 



VII. Prayers of the medicine cult 782 



*1 The Great Fire Society Chief sets up his altar 782 



2. Summoning a shaman » 791 



3. Summoning a novice for his initiation 795 



*4. The Society father blesses the novice at the close of his 



initiation 802 



5. Prayer of a Society chief during his winter retreat 827 



6. Prayer of the chief of the Ant Society 829 



7. Prayers for collecting medicine 830 



8. Praver for stalking deer 835 



Index J 1087 



• The items marked with an asterisk are presented in text with interlinear and free translation; the 

 others text and free translation only. 



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