_Pw‛awaheʹgŭnŭk_, Minsi term for drumsticks, 140. See _Drumsticks_ _Rain_, charms for bringing, 49; caused by Thunder, 89; wampum string symbolizing, 141-142 _Rattles_, of box-tortoise shell: at Annual ceremony, 92, 94-96, 103-104, 106, 118, 120; at Bear ceremony, 174-175; at Feast of first fruits, 145; at Minsi ceremony, 131, 135-136; at Otter ceremony, 180-181; at Planting dance, 143; at Thanksgiving ceremony, 143; of gourd, at Peyote rite, 188; of Mask impersonator, 34, 38, 42, 150, 155, 159 _Red_, and black, faces painted with, in Big House, 83, 119; and black, Mask painted with, 33, 41, 150, 155; ceremonial painting with, 105-106; feathers in Sun’s hair, 27; symbolizing women, 140-141 _Red alder_, bark of, used as dye, 141 _Religion_, see _Belief_ _Road-man_ or speaker of Peyote rite, 188 _Road to heaven_, in Peyote rite, 187, 189-190; Milky Way, 58; sweeping of, 88, 107 _Rocks_, home of Mask Being, 36-37, 158 _River_, dividing earth from Spirit country, 54; James Wolf’s dream of, 72-73 _Rivers_, home of Great Horned Serpents, 49 _Sacrifice_, by family, 116-118; cleansing by, from sin, 144-145. See _Offering_ _Sand_, tracks of Little People in, 49 _Säʹpan_ or mush, repast of, at Annual ceremony, 96 _Sarcoxie, John_, Annual ceremony conducted by, 122-124 _Seating_, at Annual ceremony, 93, 117, 119; at Doll dance, 164; at Minsi ceremony, 131; at Peyote rite, 188 _Secondine_, guardian spirits of, 71-72 _Seneca_, Planting dance of, 143 _Serpent_ as guardian spirit, 78 _Sexiʹkiminsi_, Minsi name of soft maple, 42 _Shaman_, originator of Naniʹtis cult, 166-167 _Shawnee_, concept of Great Spirit among, 20; Ernest Spybuck, a native, 14 _Shooting_ by hunters, 100, 117 _Shooting star_, see _Comet_ _Sickness_, caused: by ghosts, 59; by loss of bear, 172; by neglect of rites, 171; by otter, 177-179; cured: by Mask Being, 34-35, 156-157; by Naniʹtis, 166-167; propitiation to prevent, 199. See _Disease_ _Silver brooches_ worn by Naniʹtis, 170 _Sin_, cleansing from, by sacrifice, 144-145. See _Evil_ _Singers_, at Annual ceremony, 85, 94-96, 100, 115, 118, 120; at Bear cult, 175; at Buffalo dance, 182-183; at Doll dance, 164; at Feast of first fruits, 144; at Minsi ceremony, 130; at Mĭsiʹngʷ‛ dance, 154-155; at Skeleton dance, 184. See _Chant_ _Singing_, at festival of Machtuzin, 126; at Ghost dance, 191; at Peyote rite, 189; at Otter ceremony, 180-181; in Happy Hunting Ground, 58; of vision: at Annual ceremony, 95-96; in Big House, 148; in Minsi ceremony, 140. See _Chant_ _Sister Corn_, see _Mother Corn_ _Six months_, purification at end of, 144-145 _Six Nations’ reserve_, Thanksgiving ceremony on, 139-143