_Deer_, abundance of, in Happy Hunting Ground, 58; ceremonial hunting of, 97-101; for Annual ceremony, 117; for Doll dance, 163-164, 168-169; for Feast of first fruits, 144; for Minsi ceremony, 132; herded by Mask Being, 33, 148, 150, 156 _Deer-hoofs_ adorning Miziʹnk, 158 _Deerskin_, charts of Heaven drawn on, 57; clothing Sun, 27; drum at Annual ceremony, 85, 94-95, 100, 106, 115-116, 120; drum at Buffalo dance, 182-183; drum at Doll dance, 165; drum at Minsi ceremonies, 130, 135, 139; drum at Mĭsiʹngʷ‛ dance, 154-155; drum at Peyote rite, 188; giving away of, at Annual ceremony, 108-109; stuffed with grass, 123; suspended from pole, 144; taken by hunters, 108; worn by members of Mask society, 159 _Delaware_, Lenape first encountered in, by whites, 13 _Devil_, a Christian concept, 24-25, 57, 194. See _Evil Spirit_ _Devil dance_, Mĭsiʹngʷ‛ dance so called by whites, 156 _Dewey_, Oklahoma, Big House near, 82 _Dictionary_, Indian, Zeisberger, author, 43 _Disease_, caused by neglect of rites, 116; ceremony of expelling, 37; cured by Mask Being, 159, 161; cured by Pabookowaih, 168-169; prevention of, by ashes, 160. See _Sickness_ _Dish_ of bark used in Annual ceremony, 105-106 _Doe_ offered to Naniʹtis, 168-169 _Dogs_, forbidden in Big House, 121; prevented from eating bones, 118 _Doll Being_, belief in, 45-47, 162-163, 193, 199; Unami dance of, 163-166. See _Naniʹtis_ _Dolls_, see _Fetishes_ _Dream helper_, see _Guardian spirit_ _Dreams_, see _Visions_ _Drink_, ceremonial, at Bear cult, 175-176; of Minsi ceremonies, 128, 134 _Drum_, at Annual ceremony, 85, 95-94, 100, 103, 106, 115-116, 120, 197; at Buffalo dance, 182-183; at Doll dance, 165, 168; at Feast of first fruits, 144; at Ghost dance, 191; at Minsi ceremony, 130, 135, 139-140, 197; at Mĭsiʹngʷ‛ dance, 154-155; at Peyote rite, 188-189 _Drummers_, at Annual ceremony, 95, 100, 110, 150; at Doll dance, 165 _Drumsticks_, at Annual ceremony, 101-103, 106, 150; at Minsi ceremony, 130-131, 139, 197; at Peyote rite, 188 _Duck_ as guardian spirit, 67-69, 140 _Dyes_ for red and black, 141 _Eagle-feathers_, fan of, 188 _Earth_, concept of, 28-29; created by Great Spirit, 18, 21; duties of, 193; thanksgiving to, 89-90; wampum string symbolizing, 141-142 _Earthquake_ caused by abandoning rites, 149, 151 _East_, ceremonial significance of, 74, 83, 85, 98, 100-101, 108-109, 119, 121-122, 131, 137, 144-145, 149, 155, 182, 186-187; Grandfather at, 26; home of Great Spirit in, 109; thanksgiving to, 89 _Elauʹnato_ or Comet, attributes of, 48-49 _Elder brother_, title, of moon, 28, 193; of sun, 28, 193; of Thunder Beings, 29, 193 _Elements_, as guardian spirits, 77; worship of, 29-31. See _Thunder Beings_