THE CAMP DWELLERS. LY if 
variations. . The following prayer recorded by Dr. 
Matthews belongs to the Night Chant. 
Tsegihi. 
House made of the dawn. 
House made of evening light. 
House made of the dark cloud. 
House made of male rain. 
House made of dark mist. 
House made of female rain. 
House made of pollen. 
House made of grasshoppers. 
Dark cloud is at the door. 
The trail of it is dark cloud. 
The zigzag lightning stands high up on it. 
Male deity! 
Your offering I make. 
I have prepared a smoke for you. 
Restore my feet for me. 
Restore my legs for me. 
Restore my body for me. 
Restore my mind for me. 
Restore my voice for me. 
Happily may I walk. 
Happily with abundant dark clouds, may I walk. 
Happily with abundant showers, may I walk. 
Happily with abundant plants, may I walk. 
Happily may I walk. 
Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk. 
May it be happy (or beautiful) before me. 
May it be beautiful behind me. 
May it be beautiful below me. 
May it be beautiful above me. 
May it be beautiful all around me. 
In beauty it is finished. 
In beauty it is finished. 
Beliefs. While the ceremonies of the Athapascan 
tribes of the Southwest present considerable specializa- 
tion and variety, the deities reverenced and the myths 
