[Transcriber’s Note: This e-text includes a few characters that can only be viewed with utf-8 (unicode) encoding: ā ē ī ō ū : vowel with macron (“long” mark) ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ : vowel with breve (“short” mark) ⁿ : small raised n If these characters do not display properly--in particular, if the diacritic does not appear directly above the letter--or if the quotation marks in this paragraph appear as garbage, you may need to change your text reader’s “file encoding” or “character set”, or use a different font. Note that the accent marks, as in “Midē´wiwin,” are _not_ meant to display on top of any letter. As a last resort, use the ascii-7 version of this file instead. The music is available in two forms, collected in the “files” directory associated with the .html version of this text. --simplified lilypond files (extension .ly), with lyrics and dynamic markings omitted. --MIDI (playable sound) files for each song. Each [Music] tag includes a page number for cross-reference. Variant spellings and typographical errors are listed at the end of the text. Bracketed passages other than footnotes or illustration tags are in the original.] * * * * * THE MIDĒ´WIWIN OR “GRAND MEDICINE SOCIETY” of THE OJIBWA. by W. J. HOFFMAN. * * * * * CONTENTS. Page Introduction 149 Shamans 156 Midē´wiwin 164 Midē´wigân 187 First degree 189 Preparatory instruction 189 Midē´ therapeutics 197 Imploration for clear weather 207 Initiation of candidate 210 Descriptive notes 220 Second degree 224 Preparation of candidate 224 Initiation of candidate 231 Descriptive notes 236 Third degree 240 Preparation of candidate 241 Initiation of candidate 243 Descriptive notes 251 Fourth degree 255 Preparation of candidate 257 Initiation of candidate 258 Descriptive notes 274 Dzhibai´ Midē´wigân 278 Initiation by substitution 281 Supplementary notes 286 Pictography 286 Music 289 Dress and ornaments 298 Future of the society 299