THE CODE OF HANDSOME LAKE 99 



That the men-beings thai he put upon the earth might be 



guided thereby ; 

 That certain stars should guide the people. 

 So we thank the Creator that what he thought is so. 

 I Singing and dancing resumed]. 



Vm Gwi"ya'! [Singing and dancing stop]. 



Now the whole assemblage is offering thanks ! 



Now he thought that there should be a certain one in the 



sky. 

 And that he should give light a certain period of time 

 And that they should call him "our brother, ende'- 



ka ga'akwa'','' 

 Now, as we are all gathered together, we thank the sun 



that he is eternally dutiful. 

 [Singing and dancing resumed]. 



XIX Gwi"ya' ! [Singing and dancing stop]. 



Now the whole assemblage is offering thanks ! 



He thought that there should be another in the heavens 



Who should reveal itself when the sun went under 



And that people should call it akso'ot, our grandmother, 



Soi'kaga'akwa. 

 Now, as we are all gathered together, we thank the moon 



that she is eternally dutiful. 

 [Singing and dancing resumed]. 



XX Gwi"ya' ! [Singing and dancing stop]. 



Now the whole assemblage is offering thanks ! 



He thought that there must be a certain one who should 



reveal what he thought. 

 He thought that he should lay the Gai'wiio' before the 



people, 

 So he revealed the Gai'wiio' to Ganio'dai'io' 

 And he did his duty as the Creator had ordained. 

 He preached and taught until he died. 

 So we all render our thanks for he has done his duty 

 For we now follow in the way he taught 

 And we will remember forever. 

 [Singing and dancing resumed]. 



XXI Gwi"ya' ! [Singing and dancing stop]. 



Now the whole assemblage is offering thanks ! 



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