"There the wrinkled, old Nokomis Nursed the little Hiawatha, Rocked him in his linden cradle, Bedded soft in moss and rushes, Safely bound with reindeer sinews; Stilled his fretful wail by saying, 'Hush! The Naked Bear will get thee!' Lulled hum into slumber, singing, 'Ewa-yea! My little owlet! Who is this, that lights the wigwam? With his great eyes lights the wigwam? Ewa-yea! my little owlet'" This Indian baby is not bound with reiindeer sinews, but he is safe in his Indian cradle. This cradle the mother straps to her back when she carries her child through the woods. You will observe his beautiful Indian blanket. The pattern woven into it is one common to the throws and blankets the Indian weave. About the head of the mother is a band of beads in which are stuck two turkey feathers. Her dress

is decorated with strips of leather and bits of shell. Her mocassins are beaded, as is also the bag by her side. Her hair hangs down in two heavy plaits. Nokomis taught Hiawatha: "Many things **** Of the stars that shine in heaven; Showed him Ishkoodah the comet, Ishkoodah, with fiery tresses; Showed the death dance of the spirits, Warriors with their plumes and war clubs, Flaring far away to northward In the frosty nights of Winter; Showed the broad, white road in heaven, Running straight across the heavens. Crowded with the ghosts, the shadows." When the little papoose grows older he will learn to shoo the bow, to wrestle, to ride, to fish, to jump, and to use the knife and the hatchet.