Blackfeet Indian Tipi Legend - How Chief Crow's Person Tipi Was Transferred
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When he was on one of his war parties as a young man Chief Crow dreamed of a Person Tipi. After he was married he became the father of a girl. When she grew older and learned to play, Chief Crow's wife made her a little tipi and he painted his dream on it. When the tipi was completed they transferred it to their daughter, All Sacred Woman.
In the transfer ceremony all the men sit on the right and the women on the left side in the tipi. There are four men who are drummers and sit near the door. The owners paint everybody's face. Then they sing four songs while the drummers beat their drums and the owner dances. When the drummers start their second song everybody starts to leave the tipi. Finally, when they start the fourth song, the owner runs out of the tipi as if someone was trying to catch him. If he does not do this, he will have bad luck.
This Person Tipi has humans painted all around it, each of whom has a plume tied to his head. There is a large person over the doorway and another on the opposite side-in the center of the back. All have plumes on their heads.