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June — Chi-me-ab-e-ya sa — Ducks are laying sun 
July — Bek-ke-chi-e-ya-ten-ne-ti sa — Berries ripen sun 
August — Colo n -ye-ken-ak-e-ne-i-a sa — Moose rutting sun 
September — 
October — Thlu-i-ka-tse-de-ti sa — Fishery sun 
November — 
December — 
According to Petitot (1876, page 34), the Hares began the year in 
March with the spring equinox, but the younger generation claim to have 
forgotten these things. 
The day period, however, according to informants, was spoken of 
in twelve terms, which served to describe the time. These, in free trans- 
lation, w T ere: daylight appears; sunrise; after sunrise; before noon; noon; 
after noon; late afternoon; evening; daylight disappears; night; midnight; 
and after midnight. 
Some peculiarities in the recognition of body parts were discovered 
among the Satudene. Forty-one terms were compiled, most of which 
corresponded to those in English. An exception appeared in the use of 
a word for the thumb, one for the combination of first, second, and third 
fingers, and another for the little finger. This grouping was also true 
of the toes. 
Directions were ascertained at night by the north star and the Big 
Dipper, and in the daytime by the sun; the wind served as a compass 
in the rain. 
Music. The tambourine drum is the only native instrument used 
by the Satudene. It is constructed by bending a strip of birch, about If 
inches wide and | inch thick, into an approximate circle and sewing the 
ends with babiche which overlap from 3 to 4 inches. Drums vary from 
1 to 2 feet in diameter and are covered with caribou skin parchment 
sewn to the frame by means of babiche, over which are stretched two or 
three snares of finely twisted sinew. The drum is covered only on one 
side and is held by the converging parts of from four to six radiating 
babiche cords. The parchment is beaten by a single stick about a foot 
long with a very slight curvature at one end. There is sometimes a very 
slight knob on the handle and two or three lightly incised lines parallel 
with the stick at the other end. A description of a Dogrib drum of the 
identical type is given by Russell (1898, page 176). The parchment of 
the drum must be heated to bring out the necessary volume of sound. 
This is done by holding the surface close to the fire or stove for a few 
minutes, and testing it from time to time. The stick is held in the palm 
of the hand, extending out between the thumb and first finger. The 
drum is particularly used for dancing and the old gambling game. For 
the dancing the beat is single, gradually increasing in speed to thirteen 
strokes in fifteen seconds. Two or three drummers generally perform 
at the same time. For the gambling game, a double beat is used. 
Rattles are made, but are used principally as a plaything by the 
children. They are constructed of a narrow strip of spruce or a willow 
which is bent into a complete circle from 3 to 6 inches in diameter. This 
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