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PR.\YERS OF THE MEDICINE CULT 



785 



And furthermore, yonder in the south 

 On all the nioss_y mountains, 

 On the tops of the mountains, 

 And along their slopes, 

 Wlierever the ravines open out, 

 You hold the world in your keeping; 

 Ancient red stone, 



You will make your road come hither, 

 Where lies my white shell bowl, 

 Four times making your road come in 

 You will sit down quietly. 

 Then with your living waters 

 Our young ones will nourish them- 

 selves; 

 Reaching to Dawn Lake 

 Their roads wiO be fulfilled. 



And furthermore, yonder in the ea.st 



On all the mossy mountains. 



On the tops of the mountains, 



And along their slopes, 



Wherever the ravines open out, 



You hold the world in your keeping; 



Ancient white stone, 



You will make your road come liithcr. 



Where lies my white shell bowl. 



Four times making your road come in 



You will sit down quietly. 



Then with your living waters 



Our young ones will nourish themselves; 



Reaching to Dawn Lake 



Their roads will be fulfilled. 



Atid furthermore, yonder above 



On all the mossy mountains, 



On the tops of the movmtains, 



And along their slopes, 



Wherever the ravines open out. 



You hold the world in j'our keeping; 



Ancient many colored stone. 



You will make your road come hither. 



Where lies my white shell bowl, 



Four times making your road come in 



You will sit down quietly. 



Then with your living waters 



Our young ones will nourish themselves; 



Reaching to Dawn Lake 



Their roads will be fulfilled. 



And furthermore, yonder below. 



On all the mossy mountains. 



On the tops of the mountains, 



.\nd along their slopes, 



Wherever ravines open out. 



You hold the world in your keeping; 



.\ncient dark stone. 



You will make your road come hither. 



Where lies my white shell bowl, 



Four times making your road come in 



You will sit down quietly. 



Then with your living waters 



Our young ones will nourish themselves; 



Reaching to Dawn Lake 



Their roads will be fulfilled.'* 



ka'linon'aka fe'wusii 



pouring in water for prayer 



ma' le'si ?e'wanan"e 



now this inany days 



hon ya'onaka tsit i'lap a-'teona 



we moon mother having the ones 



li''wan Ijaliciankwin ta"na 



yonder the west to direction 



ko^'wi la'na ye'tsaEana 



somewhat large becoming visible 



li"'wan le'luwankwin ta"na 



yonder to the east direction 



i'tiulana ho"i ya- 'kanaka le'wanan a'capa 



standing against (the horizon) person finishing day making 



ho"na-wan Ra'nakwenan tca'we 



our spring children 



hol tcu'wa la'cina tse"niakona 



whoever growing old the ones who think 



'* This is followed by the rite of "smoking" the altar. The prayer for this was withheld from me. 



