438. Scalp Dance, Sioux--Women in the centre, holding the scalps on poles, and warriors dancing around, brandishing their war-weapons in the most frightful manner, and yelping as loud as they can scream. 439. Begging Dance, Sacs and Foxes, danced for the purpose of getting presents from the spectators. 440. Buffalo Dance, Mandans, with the mask of the buffalo on. Danced to make buffalo come, when they are like to starve for want of food. Song to the Great Spirit, imploring him to send them buffalo, and they will cook the best of it for him. 441. Ball-play Dance, Choctaws. 442. Dance to the Berdash, Sac and Fox. An unaccountable and ludicrous custom amongst the Sacs and Foxes, which admits not of an entire explanation. 443. Beggars' Dance, (Sioux,) for presents. 444. Dance to the Medicine Bag of the Brave, Sacs and Foxes. Warriors returned from battle, with scalps, dance in front of the widow's lodge, whose husband has been killed. They sing to his medicine-bag, which is hung on a bush, and throw presents to the widow. 445. Braves' Dance, Boasting, &c., Sioux. 446. Green Corn Dance, Minnatarree--Sacrificing the first kettle to the Great Spirit. #/ Four medicine men, whose bodies are painted with white clay, dance around the kettle until the corn is well boiled; and they then burn it to cinders, as an offering to the Great Spirit. The fire is then destroyed, and _new fire_ created by rubbing two sticks together, with which the corn for their own feast is cooked. 447. Bear Dance, Sioux--Preparing for a Bear Hunt--Song to the Great Spirit, praying for success. 448. Discovery Dance, Sacs and Foxes--A Pantomime; pretending to discover game, or an enemy. A very picturesque and pleasing dance. 449. Eagle Dance, Choctaw--Holding the eagle's tail in the hand, and bodies painted white. Given in honour of that valiant bird. 450. Slave Dance, Sacs and Foxes. A society of young men, who volunteer to be slaves for two years, and elect their chief or master; they are then exempt from slavish duties during the remainder of their lives, and are allowed to go on war-parties. 451. Snow-shoe Dance, Ojibbeway--danced at the first fall of snow, with snow shoes on the feet. Song of thanks to the Great Spirit. 452. Brave's Dance, Ojibbeway--bragging and boasting. 453. Pipe Dance, Assineboins. Each dancer is "_smoked_" by the chief, who sits smoking his pipe, and then _pulled_ up into the dance. 454. Straw Dance, Sioux. Children made to dance with burning straws tied to their bodies, to make them tough and brave. 455. Sham Fight, Mandan Boys--School of practice every morning at sunrise, back of the village--instructed in it by the chiefs and braves.