go Eenzhun med'cine man. He sing 'way Bad Spirits in lung. In t'ree sleep—me—I go hunt wit' you."
Needless to say Mis-kweé-mee-giz-zi didn't turn up for the trip in "t'ree sleep." The old man will never hunt again, except in the Big Hunting Ground.
CHIPPEWA MONOLOGUES
THE WINDS OF FIFTY WINTERS
The council is a meeting at which important tribal matters are discussed, a sort of informal Indian legislative assembly. In the old war days councils were frequently called between tribes to settle differences, or between Indians and white men for the making of treaties, or among the Indians of one tribe to decide tribal and local questions. In these modern days the meetings are generally held for the settlement of problems arising between the Indians and the Federal government of which the Indians are legal wards. If the United States Government, through its Indian Service in the Department of Interior, wishes to investigate tribal conditions or Indian grievances, or desires to determine tribal questions and policies, a council is called, At this meeting appear representatives of the government and spokesmen for the Indians,—generally chiefs and headmen,—who state their cases in "council talks."
The Indian audiences at these councils are very quiet, attentive, and respectful—more courteous than the average audience of white men. They are un-
