92 THE MENOMINI INDIANS [kth.ann.u 



give it to your mit;i' v brothers.' Then Ke'so, the Sun, came from the 

 south and said, 'J too, my brother, will appear above you when you all 

 gather in the lnita'wiko'mik, and as I go westward you will see my 

 path, which you will, in time, follow.' 



"From the west came the Ina'maqki'iV', the Thunderers; A'sa'- 

 nikaq'ki, the Small Eagle; Ki'tshe waqdOse, the Eagle; Wabaq'ke' and 

 Pinash'iu, the Bald-eagle; Maqkwa'nanl'tl', the Hawk, and PSpo'nenS', 

 another Eagle. They all approached Mii'iialmsh, and as they came the 

 sky became dark with clouds. 'This, Ma'nabush, we give to you 

 to make a covering to one side of your lnita'wiko'mik.' Ma'nabush 

 thanked the [na'maqkl'u* for their help, and we have today the shelter 

 granted to our uncle for the lnita'wiko'mik. 



"Then from the sky was heard the sound of voices. Two old men 

 ■were heard to speak about the gifts of Ma'nabush, and one said to 

 him, 'Msi'niibiish, we will put some stones near your mitii'wiko'mik 

 ■which shall be heated in the fire; we also give you water to pour on 

 the stones when they are heated. This you will do before you dance 

 in the mitii'wiko'mik. Carry this news to your people that they may 

 all hear of it and know how to prepare themselves when they wish to 

 dance.' We all use the hot stones and pour water upon them when we 



have the ceremony of the Mita'wit. 



"The North Wind then came to the lnita'wiko'mik and said, 'Ma'na- 

 bush, and all of you ma'nidos have contributed for the welfare of the 

 people the gifts which you possess, but 1 will grant you one which 

 will surpass them all; I will give them the North Wind so that sickness 

 ■will not affect them.' Then Mii'nnbush said, 'I thank you all for these 

 gilts with which you have endowed me and my brother. I am grateful 

 to the ma'nidos from the east, the south, the west, and the north.' 



"The ma'nidos then returned to the respective directions whence 

 they had come." 



Again there came a tedious pause in the proceedings when Sho'min 

 had ended his chant, and while the candidate and his companions 

 returned to their respective seats the medicine men smoked and medi- 

 tated. In time the drum was pushed along to Shu'nien at the right 

 hand, whose turn now came to chant; and while he began to tap the 

 drum, his companions began to shake their rattles as the candidate 

 and his followers again presented themselves for further instruction. 



The translation of Shu'nien's chant is as follows: 



"When Ma'nabush had built the lnita'wiko'mik as Mashii' Ma'nido 

 directed, he found his brothers without the plants and medicines neces- 

 sary for their comfort and health. 



"Then Ma'nabush said to his grandmother, 'Grandmother, make me 

 a large bag;' to which she replied by asking, 'What do you want with 

 a bag, Ma'nabush :'' He then said, '1 want to call together the Ina'- 

 maqki'iV' and ask them for their assistance in providing us and my 

 uncles with hunting medicines, and medicines with which they , may 



