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ent. As the grave of the dead was several miles away, the procession 

 could not cany out the usual routine of ceremonies usually performed 

 at the place of interment, but in lieu thereof they marched around the 

 structure four times, the leading mitii' v carrying the drum and chanting 

 a very monotonous soug of few words, repeated an indefinite number 

 of times. 



Notes on the Ceremonies 



Another version of the deatli of the brother of Mii'iiiibush is given 

 in the following Meuomini myth, which accounts also for the white 

 crescent on the breast of the kingfisher, Geryle alcyon ; it is called Oka'- 

 skima'ni' has Ha'tanuka'sit, the Story of the Kingfisher: 



"Que time the Wolves saw that Ma'nabush was alone and without 

 companions, so they decided to give him a Wolf, Moqwai'o, one of their 

 own number, as a brother. These two. Ma'nabush and Moqwai'o, 

 encamped on the eastern shore of a large lake, and while Ma'nabush 

 remained near camp to attend to his duties Moqwai'o went off each day 

 in search of food. Ma'nabush told his brother, Moqwai'o, that when he 

 returned to come back to their wigwam he should never cross the lake, 

 but always come around by the shore line. 



"One day, toward night, when Moqwai'o was returning, he came to 

 the shore directly opposite the wigwam, and on looking across the ice 

 he. realized that if he were to go by the shore it would require a long 

 time to get to the wigwam, whereas if he crossed the ice he could 

 accomplish the remainder in a short time. Moqwai'o thought, 'Now, 

 why should I not cross the ice; why should Mii'iiiibush not wish me to 

 do it; am I not one of the fleetest of all the runners in the world V Then 

 Moqwai'o decided to risk crossing the ice, and soon he was making 

 long and rapid leaps over the surface. He had not gone more than 

 half way before the ice began to break up, the pieces of ice separating 

 so that each leap was greater than the one before, when suddenly 

 Moqwai'o found that he had but one more leap to make to reach the 

 shore, but upon attempting to make it he fell short of the distance, and 

 was pulled beneath the water by Mi'shikiue'nik, who killed him. 



"When Moqwai'o failed to return to the wigwam, Ma'nabush was 

 much troubled and immediately began to search far and wide for his 

 brother Moqwai'o. One time during this search Ma'nabush was 

 walking beneath some large trees, when he beheld, high up among the 

 branches, Oka'skitna'ni', the Kingfisher. Mii'iiiibush then asked Okii'- 

 skima'ui', ' What are you doing up there?' Then Okii'skima'nT' said, 

 'They have killed Moqwai'o, and in a short time they are going to 

 throw out the carcass, so that as soon as I see it I am going to eat it.' 

 This angered Mii'iiiibush, and he decided to punish Oka'skima'ni', so 

 he called to him, 'Come down, and I will give you this collar to haug 

 about your neck.' Okii'skima'ni' then suspected that the speaker was 

 Mii'iiiibush, the brother of Moqwai'o, and was afraid to descend, but 

 Mii'iiiibush again spoke to Okii'skima'ni', 'Come down, and have no 



