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Sunrise, but he has the Black Bear for eagle trapping. Then he also owns the 

 Old- Woman- Above and the Waterbuster Eagles. It would be easier if you 

 mentioned a certain one. We should pick out certain ones to use. I think you 

 should pick out the Old-Woman-Above ceremony and I will take the Sunrise 

 Wolf for that would be easier." 



We informed out father about our plans and he said, "It is going to be hard for 

 you because the buflfalo are nearly gone. The only way you will be able to do it 

 will be to ask the different societies. It may be that they will give you enough 

 valuable things such as robes, horses, and clothing to make up the ceremony." 



Then he taught us how to say we wanted to own our father's gods. He told 

 Red Basket to say to Old- Woman- Above, "I want to own you and I promise to 

 build a sweat lodge for you. I will have enough articles. My father's god, 

 I want to own you." 



He said to me, "You should say, 'I want to own you. Wolf of the Daybreak. 

 I want to own you, my father's god.' After you make your promise, you will 

 have to look for another 'father' who will repeat the holy songs belonging to 

 the Wolf and the Old Woman Above. Since the songs for the two bundles will 

 be mixed, you should pick two 'fathers' but you could have one sweat lodge. 

 Select Hairy Coat (Waterbuster clan) to do the singing in the ceremony as he 

 has the Old- Woman-Above rights." 



We decided to appoint Lying Chicken 2? as our ceremonial father for we had 

 heard much about how he had fasted. Even in war, although he had been 

 wounded, he was able to save his life. We thought he would be a pretty good 

 man to ask. Before we went to see him to tell him of our plans, we got several 

 fine blankets and robes. Our father told us we should take the pipe along when 

 we spoke to him of helping us get the bundles. 



He was not at home when we called but we saw his sacred bundle hanging 

 there. His wife saw us carrying the pipe and inquired what we wanted and we 

 said, "Mother, v/here did our father go?" 



She said that he had gone out visiting somewhere and we said, "We wish 

 that you would go out and look for him as we come for a great purpose." She 

 went out and in a short time she came back with him. 



As soon as he came in, he inquired what we wanted and we said, "We want 

 to own a god so we selected you as our 'father.' My brother wants to own 

 the Old- Woman- Above and give that ceremony while I want to own the Sunrise 

 Wolf. We want to go together and get these bundles from our own father who 

 owns them both." 



Lying Chicken said to us, "It is a hard thing to do but it will be all the better 

 for you when you are through. When the time comes, I will be ready to take 

 the things over, my sons." 



At the time we took the pipe over, we left it in front of his bundles. When 

 he finished speaking, he went to the bundles and lit the pipe saying, "I want 

 my sons to be successful." 



When we came back home our father, Small Ankles, said, "I think it is going 

 to be pretty hard to get a wolf for they are nearly extinct. You will have to 

 get one. I have an extra hide here that I can fix up and repaint. I think it 

 will be just as good as a new one. I will look for the ash stick and make it up 

 into shape for the Old- Woman-Above. I will have to get some braided sweet- 

 grass and buflfalo hair to wrap around it for the Old- Woman-Above always used 



" Lying Chicken belonged to the Itisuku clan which was, at this time, being Incorporated Into the 

 Waterbuster clan as was the Xura clan. He had taken an active part in the various Buffalo Calling cere- 

 monies and had fasted on the hills during the coldest part of the winter to bring the winter herds. 



