Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Name: Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape
Author: Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Delaware Indians -- Religion

_Whiskey_ introduced by the whites, 24

  _White_, and black duck as guardian spirit, 67, 140;
    and purple beads, 141;
    buckskin, skeleton wrapped in, 184

  _Whites_, devil and whiskey introduced by, 24;
    fairies and elves of, 49;
    Lenape children reared like, 63, 112-113;
    Lenape first encountered by, 13;
    religious concepts derived from, 57;
    vision or dream regarding, 121

  _Whoop_, concluding dance, 136;
    in recital of vision, 95

  “_Wife_,” corn spoken of as, 44

  _Wigwams_ of the spirits, 54

  _Wild_, animals: Mask Being guardian of, 33, 99, 193;
    wampum string symbolizing, 141-142;
    things, Powers Above guardians of, 177

  _Wilson_, Ghost dance introduced by, 190-191

  _Wilson, George_, see _Pokiteʹhemun_

  _Wilson, John_, Peyote cult introduced by, 185

  _Wind_, prayer-cry derived from, 112

  _Winds_, attributes of, 193;
    manĭʹtowŭk of, 25-27;
    wampum string symbolizing, 141-142.
    See _Four Directions_

  _Wings_, of Thunder Beings, 29, 193;
    of Tornado, 47;
    used to sweep Big House, 87, 120, 133

  _Winter_, Minsi Big House ceremony in, 128

  _Wisconsin Historical Collections_, account of Naniʹtis in, 169-171

  _Wisconsin_, Lenape now resident in, 13

  _Witchcraft_, dreams revealing, 77-78;
    of ghosts, 59

  _Wito‛ʹpi_, Minsi term for red alder, 141

  _Wolf_ as guardian spirit, 195

  _Wolf, Chief James_, account of Minsi Annual ceremony by, 127-138;
    acknowledgment to, 14;
    dream-vision of, 72-73;
    mediumship of, 55;
    on Evil Spirit, 24;
    on Mask Being, 36;
    on Naniʹtis, 166-168;
    on sun, 27;
    on thunder myth, 30

  _Wolf men_, see _Wolves_

  _Wolf phratry_, at Annual ceremony, 94, 104, 119;
    Bear cult of, 172;
    Skeleton dance of, 183-184

  _Wolves_, Flying Wolf’s vision of, 73-75

  _Women_, drumsticks representing, 101, 130-131;
    forbidden in Bear cult, 174;
    in Happy Hunting Ground, 58;
    in menses, 62-63, 88, 133, 197;
    intercourse with, forbidden, 120;
    keepers of Naniʹtis, 46;
    night of, in Annual ceremony, 105-106;
    part of: in Annual ceremony, 84-85, 87-88, 96-97, 108-109, 117-118;
    in ceremony of Naniʹtis, 167-168;
    in Doll dance, 165;
    in Feast of first fruits, 144;
    in Mĭsiʹngʷ‛ dance, 155;
    in Otter ceremony, 179;
    prayer of, at Bear ceremony, 175;
    prayer of, for crops, 44;
    red symbolizing, 140-141;
    separate seating of, in Annual ceremony, 93;
    share of, in venison, 106;
    visions granted to, 65

  _Worship_, of Corn Goddess, 43-44;
    of elements, 29-31;
    of Mask Being, 35;
    of sun, 28.
    See _Annual ceremony_, _Offering_, _Prayer_

  _Wounds_, medicine for healing, 49

  _Wry mouth_ of Mask Being, 42

  _Wsinkhoalican_, Zeisberger’s term for Mĭsinghâliʹkŭn, 42.
    See _Mask Being_


  _Xiʹngwikan_ or Big House, 82, 148.
    See _Big House_

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Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Delaware Indians -- Religion

_Whiskey_ introduced by the whites, 24

  _White_, and black duck as guardian spirit, 67, 140;
    and purple beads, 141;
    buckskin, skeleton wrapped in, 184

  _Whites_, devil and whiskey introduced by, 24;
    fairies and elves of, 49;
    Lenape children reared like, 63, 112-113;
    Lenape first encountered by, 13;
    religious concepts derived from, 57;
    vision or dream regarding, 121

  _Whoop_, concluding dance, 136;
    in recital of vision, 95

  “_Wife_,” corn spoken of as, 44

  _Wigwams_ of the spirits, 54

  _Wild_, animals: Mask Being guardian of, 33, 99, 193;
    wampum string symbolizing, 141-142;
    things, Powers Above guardians of, 177

  _Wilson_, Ghost dance introduced by, 190-191

  _Wilson, George_, see _Pokiteʹhemun_

  _Wilson, John_, Peyote cult introduced by, 185

  _Wind_, prayer-cry derived from, 112

  _Winds_, attributes of, 193;
    manĭʹtowŭk of, 25-27;
    wampum string symbolizing, 141-142.
    See _Four Directions_

  _Wings_, of Thunder Beings, 29, 193;
    of Tornado, 47;
    used to sweep Big House, 87, 120, 133

  _Winter_, Minsi Big House ceremony in, 128

  _Wisconsin Historical Collections_, account of Naniʹtis in, 169-171

  _Wisconsin_, Lenape now resident in, 13

  _Witchcraft_, dreams revealing, 77-78;
    of ghosts, 59

  _Wito‛ʹpi_, Minsi term for red alder, 141

  _Wolf_ as guardian spirit, 195

  _Wolf, Chief James_, account of Minsi Annual ceremony by, 127-138;
    acknowledgment to, 14;
    dream-vision of, 72-73;
    mediumship of, 55;
    on Evil Spirit, 24;
    on Mask Being, 36;
    on Naniʹtis, 166-168;
    on sun, 27;
    on thunder myth, 30

  _Wolf men_, see _Wolves_

  _Wolf phratry_, at Annual ceremony, 94, 104, 119;
    Bear cult of, 172;
    Skeleton dance of, 183-184

  _Wolves_, Flying Wolf’s vision of, 73-75

  _Women_, drumsticks representing, 101, 130-131;
    forbidden in Bear cult, 174;
    in Happy Hunting Ground, 58;
    in menses, 62-63, 88, 133, 197;
    intercourse with, forbidden, 120;
    keepers of Naniʹtis, 46;
    night of, in Annual ceremony, 105-106;
    part of: in Annual ceremony, 84-85, 87-88, 96-97, 108-109, 117-118;
    in ceremony of Naniʹtis, 167-168;
    in Doll dance, 165;
    in Feast of first fruits, 144;
    in Mĭsiʹngʷ‛ dance, 155;
    in Otter ceremony, 179;
    prayer of, at Bear ceremony, 175;
    prayer of, for crops, 44;
    red symbolizing, 140-141;
    separate seating of, in Annual ceremony, 93;
    share of, in venison, 106;
    visions granted to, 65

  _Worship_, of Corn Goddess, 43-44;
    of elements, 29-31;
    of Mask Being, 35;
    of sun, 28.
    See _Annual ceremony_, _Offering_, _Prayer_

  _Wounds_, medicine for healing, 49

  _Wry mouth_ of Mask Being, 42

  _Wsinkhoalican_, Zeisberger’s term for Mĭsinghâliʹkŭn, 42.
    See _Mask Being_


  _Xiʹngwikan_ or Big House, 82, 148.
    See _Big House_

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Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

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