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56 He simply takes possession of his newly acquired property and conducts her to his father's lodge where she lives as his daughter. If the lover is rich enough he will have erected by his wife and her neighbors his own teepee. Among some indians the friends of the would be bride erect a teepee and furnish it for her.

  The ceremony of a wedding is dispensed with when the lover's price has been accepted the maiden is his and he can take possession when he chooses.  We know of no restrictions upon marriage but among the Dakotas of whom we are now writing. marriage between relatives is rare.  The courtship among the Ojibway is much the same except that as they now wear no blankets as a rule that muffling up part of the ceremony is omitted.   It is ? forbidden for members of the same totem to marry formerly this was punishable with death, now it is not so severely punished.   It makes no difference how widely separate the individuals may be in point of blood if they are of the same totem it is enough they shall not marry they are brother and sister.  this is a good deal like the white mans forbidding marriage between two of the name of Smith.
  Among the Dakotas a son-in-law never speaks to his mother-in-law in any way directly if he meet her or has any thing to say to her he addresses any animal or thing near by.  If a dog!  as is common, he meets the woman He will tell the dog to say to his mistress "that it is a good day for Buffalo" etc. and she will reply by telling the dog to tell the man what she may wish to say to him.  He never enters her lodge under any pretense. she is as a stranger to him.