VI REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY 



Cult societies — Continued Page 

 Mitii'wit, or Grand Medicine Society — Continued 



Notes on the ceremonies 104 



Ceremonies of 1891 113 



Notes on the ceremonies 116 



Ceremonies of 1892 125 



Notes on the ceremonies 127 



Ceremonies of 1893 136 



Supplementary note on the ceremonies 137 



Tshi'saqka, or j ugglers 138 



The Wa'beno 151 



The Dreamers 157 



Mythology 161 



Former condition of the myths 161 



The travels of Mii'nabush 162 



The origin of maple sugar and of menstruation 173 



Ma'nabush and the Bear ana'maqkl'u 175 



How the young Hunter caught the Sun 181 



The Hunter and the Elk people, and how the Moose were defeated 182 



The young man and the Bears 196 



The Rabbit and the Saw-whet 200 



Ma'nabush and the Birds.... 203 



Kaku'eue, the Jumper, and the origin of tobacco 205 



The search for Mii'nabush 206 



Folktales 209 



TheMoou 209 



The Aurora borealis 210 



Meteors 210 



The Porcupine 210 



The Raccoon 211 



The Raccoon and the blind men 211 



Shika'ko, the Skunk 213 



The Catfish 214 



The first meeting of the Menomini and the whites 214 



How the Hunter destroyed the Snow 216 



The Bear and the Eagle .' 217 



Miqkii'no, the Turtle 218 



The Rabbit and the Panther 221 



The Beaver Hunter and his sister 222 



Na n ni Naioq'tii, the Ball Carrier 223 



Origin of the word Chicago 238 



Mortuary customs 239 



Games and dances 241 



The aka'qsiwok game 241 



Moccasin or bullet game 242 



Lacrosse 244 



Ball game 244 



The snow-snake 244 



Races 245 



Tobacco and Shawano dances 247 



Pipes and tobacco 247 



Architecture 253 



Dwellings and lodges 253 



Other structures 255 



