[M] At the present day, the Teton gives three reasons for not burying
in the ground: animals or persons might walk over the graves; the dead
might lie in mud and water after rain or snow; wolves might trouble
the bodies.
[Illustration: INDIAN SCAFFOLD CEMETERY ON THE MISSOURI RIVER
(From Schoolcraft)
_Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution_]
[Illustration: AN OMAHA VILLAGE, SHOWING EARTH LODGE AND CONICAL
TEPEES
_Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution_]