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67 bosom. When the bird reached within sight of the earth, it circled slowly above the Great Fresh Water Lakes and again it uttered its echoing cry. Nearer and nearer it circled looking for a resting place till it lit on a hill overlooking Bouctings (Sault Ste Marie) here it chose its first resting place pleased with the numerous white fish. Satisfied with its chosen seat. again the bird sent forth its loud but solitary cry: and the no-kaig or Muk-nah or Mar-Kuan (Bear totem) Tho A-wans-e-wag or Man-um-aig-or war sea sea (cat fish totem. the Ah-anh-wah-ug or Morry or Marang-e (Loon totem) and the Mous-o-neep or Mous and Wang-ish-ash-e. or War-bo-shay-she the Marten totem. gathered to his call a large town was congregated and the bird that the Great spirit had sent presided over all. Once again it took its flight and the bird flew over the waters of Lake Superior and pleased with the point of Shango-ah-nanno-il-ong it circled over it, and viewed the great number of fish in the depth of the waters and lit on the point from whence it uttered its solitary cry. A voice came from the calm bosom of the lake, in answer: the bird pleased with the musical sound of the voice again sent forth its cry and the answering bird made its appearance in the wampum-breasted "Ah-auh-wank+ (Loon) The bird spoke to it in gentle tone. Is it thou that gives answer to my cry? the Loon answered "it is I." The bird then said thy "voice is music - it is melody..it sounds sweet to my ear from henceforth I appoint thee to answer my voice in Council. "Thus" said the chief the Loon became the first in council, but he who made him chief ? the Bus-in-auc-e. (Echo maker" or Uj-e-Jank. or Shaw-shankey-on (Crane) These are the words of my ancestors for generationsxx have done. and from the council amid the smiles of the calumet was whispered "It is true It is true" The crane in the Ojibway language is called Uj-e-Jank and as the bird habitually soars into the clouds and its cry can be heard when flying above out of sight heard the indian from this "far sounding cry" who has it for their totem have the generic name of Buc-in-auc-e-nug (Echo maker) The Loon as a bird is called Mong but as a generic name of the family of Loon totems is Ah-ank-nanh. which is derived in imitation of their peculiar cry.

 In speaking of totems Schoolcraft "Information Respecting the History, Condition & Prospects of American Indian