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rible, savage noise. Such feasts, the Crees are 

 accustomed to make, at the return of every spring ; 

 and sometimes also at other seasons of the year. 

 By so doing, they say they appease the anger 

 of the Evil Spirit or devil, and thus prevent 

 him from doing them harm, to which they consid- 

 er him as ever inclined. T^hey have, also, certain 

 places, where they deposit a part of their proper- 

 ty, such as guns, kettles, bows, arrow T s, &c. as a 

 sacrifice to the same Spirit. To the Supreme 

 Being, however, the creator and governor of the 

 universe, whom they call Kitch-e-mon-e-too, that 

 is, Great Spirit, they address their prayers ; yet 

 they say there is no necessity of paying him any 

 sacrifice, since he is a good Spirit, and is not dis- 

 posed to do them injury ; whereas the Evil Spirit 

 is malicious, and therefore, it is proper that they 

 should strive to appease his anger. — The above 

 mentioned feast was made by the Chief of the 

 band, whose name is Ka-she-we-ske-wate, who for 

 the long space of forty eight hours previous to 

 the entertainment, neither ate nor drank any thing. 

 At the commencement of the feast, every person 

 put on a grave countenance ; and the Chief went 

 through a number of ceremonies, with the ut- 

 most solemnity. After the entertainment was 

 over, every Indian made a voluntary sacrifice of a 



