CHAPTER VIII

Minor Ceremonies 162 The Doll Being 162 Myth of Origin 162 Preparations for the Ceremony 163 The Doll Dance 164 Minsi Doll Ceremony 166 An Old Minsi Doll 168 An Early Account of Naniʹtĭs 169 Bear Ceremony 171 Traditional Origin 172 Preparations 172 The Rites 174 Otter Ceremony 176 Myth of Origin 176 The Ceremony 179 Buffalo Dance 182 Imported Ceremonies 183 Skeleton Dance 183 Peyote Rite 185 Paraphernalia 186 Officers 188 Conduct of the Ceremony 188 Ghost Dance 190

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