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297 noisy sky". for each leg of the drum there are two drummers. and sitting between the legs of the drum are the head and assistant drum beaters. [?] they enable the drum and beat it with the "Ba ga oko kwan" "Stick to beat the drum." About the out side of the circle of drummers sit the ring of squaws. The ceremony commences by the flag raiser. an indian who has also an assistant. who is appointed to raise the flag. on the staff at the east door of the floor. Just at dawn. The same indian takes it down at night. At sun rise the head drummer accompanies the chief speaker and the drums enter the floor by the west door. and the drummer drums a summons for the rest of the drummers. When they assemble the rest of the indians straggle in. The chief speaker . announces the number of pipes to be smoked and songs drummed . and in a prayer to the Manito the ceremonies begin they consist in drumming the songs and speaker - and a feast. It is usuall [sic] to smoke four pipes before the feast and four after it some times they smoke six.

 A tail made of feathers sewed to a broad strip of cotton cloth as [?] of the body and long enough to drag nearly to the ground is [?worn?] by the head dancer. in certain figures   The drawing shows the head man of "Bad River." band with this "Tail" secured. 
 When the Flag has been raised and the chief Speaker and one drummer for each leg of the drum is on the "floor" the dance commences.  If there should not be enough drummers the head drummer. drums a song to call the delinquents in. and he keeps it up till they do come. . The chief speaker commences with an oration or prayer. and then he names the number of pipes to be smoked.  and the ceremony commences.   the "Sa ha a pwa.gow e we ni ni way" - "Men that light pipes." fill the pipes. and pass it round to each of the participants.  The chief Speaker addresses his remarks to the drummers and the drums the drum being the intercessor to the Manito.   In the dance at Lac du Flambeau there were two visiting drums. and they with the home drums. all occupied the floor  And about each drum sat the drummers and outside of them the squaws.

With each drum are a number of wtick to beat it. these are carried with the drum by the head drummer. Each drum has also a flag and the flag of the visitors