THE RITUAL AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WINNEBAGO MEDICINE DANCE BY PAUL RADIN DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Reprinted from THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN FOLK-LORE, Vol. XXIV, No. XCII, April–June, 1911 TO THE MEMORY OF EVELYN R. BRESLER [Reprinted from THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN FOLK-LORE, Vol. XXIV., No. XCII., April–June, 1911.] THE RITUAL AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WINNEBAGO MEDICINE DANCE BY PAUL RADIN CONTENTS PAGE A. DESCRIPTION OF THE RITUAL OF THE WINNEBAGO MEDICINE DANCE 149 I. Organization of the Bands 150 II. Prescribed Duties of the Bands 151 III. Division of the Ceremony 153 IV. Types of Component Elements of the Ceremony 154 1. Types of Speeches 154 2. Types of Songs 156 3. Types of Action 156 4. Types of Ritual 156 V. Ceremony as a Whole 161 B. DESCRIPTION OF THE OJIBWA MIDE′WIWIN 165 C. DESCRIPTION OF THE MENOMINEE MIDE′WIWIN 167 D. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RITUAL 168 I. The Common Elements 168 II. The Interpretation of the Common Elements—Schurtz’s Theory 169 III. The Shooting Ritual 175 IV. The Initiation Ritual 179 V. The General Ceremony 186 VI. The Complete Ceremonial Complexes 188 VII. Résumé and Conclusion 198 A. DESCRIPTION OF THE RITUAL OF THE WINNEBAGO MEDICINE DANCE[1]