St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-30

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Hypeae CercnonSeo RssDln1nosy - ~
The Dakota Indian. n TIE esys W..
tribal organization prevailed and wn.e'
supremacy was yet . thineof tho in-
turc. began al his notehAe eeteip1
with dancing and fssstane He oene.u
before going on the warpeth II v'c'0
rious, he danced for Joy oa his resnin
II defeated, he daDssd IN propatiat'on
Of the angry dsitieA He danced 20
make the Rrsss grow, - well as 20 ges
rid of an objeetionabss wife he danced
when receiving into the blood brother-
hood of his secret order Q fellow-mem-
ber Of the tribe. He feasted and danced
in homage to the sn and moon. ana
when his larier was full and his ''hears
was good" be called I'm his friends ana
neighbors to share with Aim his pros
perity and happiness.
preliminary to . hostile expeditaon'
the whole tribe to which the braves
destined for the foray belonged. partook
Of q sacred feast styled Makaowakiy@
Numerous mystic ceremonies wero.
practiced, and the warriors carried
blankets filed with pulverized esrtn
into the great teepee Of the chief med-
cine man. OF this earth were built MT
tie hills, similar in shape to those
formed BY gopherA and over them M
carnations were performed
The observances connected with tnls
feast being at an end. the young men
who were to face the enemy for the drst
time retired and took part in the armor
banquet, termed by them Wotawewo-
hanpi. Gathered sbout . great hre.
they ate raw flesh, and besqught the
god of war, in shrill sccentas to mako
them valiant and to deliver ele foes OF
the tribe into their handA GiSe us
brave hearts. o WakantanlEn." they
cried, ''and IL we must fall. jet It be
like good men and true. But rather.
o father Of battles. let victory crown
our efforts. Then shall the Crows ny
to the hills. yea, even TO the noun
tains, and with faces painted black. be-
vail the day they met the sons OF the
Dakota But TO us shall be the greet
ing of the conqueror. The maidens OF
the tribe shall hail m, bind mp our
sounds and bring us food. The sun
shall smile on us by day. and the moon
make light our path by night The
wise men and the warriors of renown
shall call us brothers, and with the
horses Of the enemy shall we purchase
wives to guard our teepees and rear our
sons Hear. oh hear ms, Wakantanka.
fierce and mighty one"
If the invasion proved successful, and
scalps were taken. the homecoming
was celebrated with the Iwak>cipi, or
scalp-danee. In this q circle was formed.
one-half composed of braves who sp-
pcared with their bodies painted, and
wearing on their heads magnificent war
bonnets of feathers. In their hands they
held drums and rattle& The other halfof
carrying the scalps stretched on hoopa
To the beating Of the tom-tom and the
m0notonous ''hi. hi, hir- r-of 1he men, tho
females danced until exhausted Then
their r1aonB Woso G1n1k oGhonN and
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leaves grew; X - so1lG1I 1T LO
leaves fell When either of these
periods arrived the ghastly trophies
were buried. -
1t may be noted in this connection.
however. that the earnest efforts Of
noble Christian missionaries long since
caused the abandonment Of the Hideous
custom Of scalp-talrinR. It = n1serted
by those well acquainted with the tribes
Of the Dakotaa. and also by several Of
the head chiefs, that no member Of the
nation has ''lifted hair" - they term
it. for twenty yearA Abstention from
the ancient practice was particularly
noticeable during the last great out
break. which was rendered mehhorable
BY the death Of Custer-YoutAs Com
nani0n As