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ceremonies according to the pattern indicated by his father when 

 interpreting the dream of the wood frames. Others under similar 

 circumstances regularly sent their wives to a "father" during the feast 

 and asked that he have intercourse with one of them. Under these 

 circumstances, the "father" was not permitted to buy himself out by 

 praying to his bundles. 



Wolf Chief, at the age of 22, organized a war party to go out and 

 take possession of the horses claimed by virtue of an earlier dream. 

 He did not mention former expeditions which he accompanied as a 

 camp tender. From other informants it was learned that he had been 

 criticized for laziness, staying around camp, eating, and loafing all the 

 time. Late arrivals joining the war party on another occasion teased 

 him by saying that his girl was seen with another man, causing him 

 to sneak away and return home. His father knew all these things 

 and attempted to discourage his son, but we find no evidence of 

 repression by the police society; instead, the various households im- 

 posed their own controls when the fathers stepped in and checked their 

 sons. He was able, however, to get together a small war party from 

 which he selected scouts who had a considerable knowledge of warfare. 

 It is interesting to note that, in spite of the higher military status of 

 his scouts, when a dispute developed over the division of the horses, 

 they accepted Wolf Chief's advice. The expedition was considered 

 successful when the objectives of the trip were attained without the 

 loss of any men. Wolf Chief had established the reality of his dream. 



When Wolf Chief announced his intentions of going out a second 

 time for horses, we find complete acceptance of the plan by his own 

 household; his father lent ritual assistance and advice. Anticipating 

 that his approval would be reflected in the number of young men 

 seeking permission to attend, he advised his son not to take too many 

 along. For the first time. Wolf Chief was permitted to use his father's 

 bundles as a recognized war leader and to perform rites for the success 

 of the undertakmg. We find that the "signs" predicted by the 

 father — the appearance of a rabbit — were followed and the roan horse 

 "given" to Wolf Chief by Poor Wolf was captured. Although the 

 scouts found the horse, it was delivered to Wolf Chief who had a 

 prior claim by virtue of Poor Wolf's assignment of his original rights 

 to Wolf Chief. The immediate disposal of the horse by gift to Crows 

 Breast, an older man of the opposite moiety, emphasizes quite defi- 

 nitely the fact that the rewards of warfare were not measured in 

 material property values; a man's status was measured by his gen- 

 erosity. In this instance Wolf Chief established the potency of his 

 dream and his ability to conduct successful military expeditions which, 

 in itself, enhanced his standing with the people. He could have kept 

 the horse and nothing would have been thought of it; by relinquishing 



