the narrator's grandfather (Tale 71)

Family: Arikara · Role: grandfather · First appears: Tale 71 · The Medicine Bear Shield · Part 2

Life events

• The narrator's grandfather took the Sioux's scalp to the holy bundle lodge, where the offering ceremony was performed.(Tale 71 · The Medicine Bear Shield · Part 2 · 📍 the lodge of the holy bundle)
  • With: the narrator (Tale 71)
  • “This I took to my grandfather, who took the scalp to the lodge of the holy bundle. The ceremony of offering the scalp to the gods was performed.”
• The narrator's grandfather brought him into the sun dance lodge for the back-cutting ceremony.(Tale 71 · The Medicine Bear Shield · Part 2 · 📍 this lodge)
  • With: the narrator (Tale 71)
  • “My grandfather took me in and placed me upon the ground. He spoke to the old warriors, and said: “Medicine-men and warriors, I bring this young man into this lodge.”

Tale 71 · The Medicine Bear Shield · Part 2

• younger kin: the narrator (Tale 71) “I gave many scalps to my grandfather.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.