172 INDIANS OF TUE SOUTHWEST. 



House made of eveninp; light. 



Iloiise 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 gra.sshoppers. 



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 witli 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 speciahza- 

 tion and variety, the deities reverenced and the myths 

 related about them are in the main identical. The sun 

 is probably credited with the greatest amount of power 

 and is most frequently referred to in song and addressed 

 in prayer. Among the Jicarilla, at least, the earth is 



