Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . ides a few Seminoles stillin Florida. Among the Creek Indians proper, most of his time wasdevoted to an investigation of the ancient town and clan organiza-tions, especially as those were represented in the annual green corndance or busk. Of the 40 or 50 towns originally constitutingthe Creek confederacy and observing this ceremony, 12 still carryit out in some form or other, but it is scarcely more than a , with the help of those old men who can remember theceremonials as they existed before they we
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . ides a few Seminoles stillin Florida. Among the Creek Indians proper, most of his time wasdevoted to an investigation of the ancient town and clan organiza-tions, especially as those were represented in the annual green corndance or busk. Of the 40 or 50 towns originally constitutingthe Creek confederacy and observing this ceremony, 12 still carryit out in some form or other, but it is scarcely more than a , with the help of those old men who can remember theceremonials as they existed before they were broken up by the 44 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 6o internal troubles incident to our Civil War, it has been possible to adda great deal to our knowledge of the ancient Creek confederacy. Studies Among the Osage Indians by Mr. Francis La Flesche During the year 1912 Mr. Francis La Flesche continued his eth-nological studies among the Osage Indians, and his search for articlesillustrative of their past life, for preservation by the Fig. 49.—Sacred Osage pack. Photograph by Bureau of American Ethnology. Before contact with the white race, the Osage Indians maintaineda tribal organization, and the story of the means agreed upon for itsconservation has been transmitted in rituals, songs, and ceremonies,and in certain articles consecrated for use in tribal rites. Theserituals, songs, and dramatic acts had to be kept in their originalsequence without variation, and a ceremony frequently requires from18 to 20 hours of continuous effort on the part of the officiatingpriest. NO. 30 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, IQI2 45 Among- the articles consecrated for use in the tribal rites are twothat are regarded by the Osage Indians as the most sacred and signif-icant in their meaning. These are the burden strap of the woman/and the sacred bird-hawk of the man. The Osag^e tribe is composed of two great divisions, one of whichoccupies the north side of the t
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