202 ABSTRACTS. 
80. CONTEST BETWEEN THE BEAR AND THE BULL SOCIETIES. 
During medicine ceremonies Bear family is on north and Buffalo family on 
south inside lodge. Buffalo Society has two buffalo scalps with horns. These 
are worn by two Buffalo men who play with people of village. Young man of 
Bear family tells leader he wants to challenge Buffalo to fight. Leader finally 
consents and sends pipe to leader of Buffalo Society as challenge. He objects, 
but finally consents and sends for Buffalo man. Men are prepared by medicines 
of their respective societies for fight. Societies meet and fight takes place. 
Buffalo hooks Bear, who is killed. Bear lodge announces that Bear killed for 
all time, but they do not get mad, as it was his own fault. 
81. HOW WHITE-BEAR CAME TO BELONG TO THE BEAR SOCIETY. 
When White-Bear’s mother is pregnant his father puts on bear robe and 
tries to catch people to cut them open and get piece of liver. So his son has 
spirit of Bear. In nursing boy’s mouth shows froth and he makes noise like 
young bear. In Bear dances boy wears robe of bear hide. When three years 
old, White-Bear falls on knife, cutting belly so that intestines come out. Father 
restores them to place and bandages child. In few days child is much better 
and bear robe is put on its back. Child cannot straighten out and makes noise 
like cat. As he grows up he acts like Bear. In Bear ceremonies sleight-of-hand 
ceremonies are performed by him. In medicine-lodge he has visions of bear. 
When no more Bear dances he does not show ways of bear. 
82. THE TALE OF A MEMBER OF THE BEAR SOCIETY. 
Boy stays in medicine-men’s lodge and learns mysteries of Bear Society. 
Father gives him stuffed bear skin. In Bear dance little bear dances and imitates 
boy. When worn out little bear is placed in ravine. Some years ago great 
hunter asks young man to go hunting. At night pony snorts furiously and 
Scalped-Man is seen. After killing deer they start for home. They see bear, 
which stands up like man. Bear embraces young one. After being shot bear 
goes into brush, where it is found sitting, dead. Young one also killed and 
both are skinned. Man gives large hide to friend and keeps little bear’s hide. 
He wears it in Bear dances. Afterwards it is sold, in his absence, to white man. 

