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Half of the Bundle was oppenned and Buffalo fat was offered with sweet grass their the Hawks were taken one at a time and with motion so old man's skull over the smoke the Hawk was hand to the Chief 1st to the north the 2nd to the South 3rd to the north again then 4th to South again - then another mysterious looking thing was hand me but it was partly coverred so could not tell what it was. I could see a paw sticking out at one end which looked like a wild cat paw. Then when smoking was done then the man who went through took one at a time and return them to High Priest who put them down again on the oppenned pack. When all was returned I and Knife Chief were selected to cut meat and prepre it for Boiling - We cut the meat. But before this was done corn was brought in and the offering was made - The other half bundle was covered so I did not see it. Anyway. Songs were sung again - and it was all about soft feather. At the end of each song / Earth Timber water - seed - a peculiar grunting sounds were made by the priests. Songs of course I did not learn - very hard and peculiar - I found clothes for the Holy Maid were in the other half Bundle and covered with downy feather - There is also a whole eagle in pack for the maid to wear - on her head All the time the ceremony is being gone through - There is another bundle which is covered but seems to have a peculiar part in the ceremony and I think is a coyote - This I do not know.