SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

Draw the palmar side of the index across the forehead from left to

right, resting the thumb upon the right temple, then make the sign for

_chief_--the white chief, "Secretary;" then make the sign for _great

lodge, council house_, by making the sign for _lodge_, then placing

both hands somewhat bent, palms facing, about ten inches apart, and

passing them upward from the waist as high as the face. (_Arikara_ I.)