BUNZELl PRAYERS TO THE ANCIENTS 629 



we'tsim te'la'apa 



after a little while 



yam te'likinan e'lete'aka 



my prayer stick (I) made ready 



te'likinan i-'leana 



prayer stick taking 



o'nealan kwai"ilcana 



road making go out 



le'hok" ?e'\vus akit 



yonder prayers witb 



hon o'neal a'kanapka 



we road made go 



hot li"'}a le"hatina 



somewhere here thinking - 



yam aSvitelin tsi'tana 



our earth mother at 



hon o'na-e'latena 



we on her road passing 



ho"na"wan a^'tatcu 



our fathers 



j'am a'witelin tsi'tana 



our earth mother 



?om te'likinan co'kya'kwd 



yom- prayer stick waiting where 



?o'na hon a-'wona-e'latenapka 



you we on your roads passed 



?on te'mla ha'pona ko'kci 



you all gathered beautifully 



yam te'likinan i"'leanaptun te'a 



your prayer stick about to take where 



te'mla ?on ha'ponaiye 



aU you are gathered 



lu'ka ya'ton'e 



this day 



?o"na hon te'likina a-'lea'u. 



to you we prayer sticks give 



yam a'nikwananak-a 



your knowledge with 



te'likinan i"'lea'u. 



prayer stick take 



hol yam fi'nan-la'Rikwi 



somewhere your staying quietly place 



yam tci'mikanapka te'kwi 



your first beginning place 



te'likinan a'ka 



prayer stick with 



lo ya'cuwa feiakuna 



you speaking ' will bend over 



yam ?i'nan la'ki'kowa 



your staying quietly wherever 



