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