NoochʾighikaanBig Time ceremony, Tribal/Intertribal Ceremony"held in ceremonial house in winter, brush house in summer" (Loeb, p.42)
"The tribal, or intertribal, ceremony of the Kato was called Nóchŭg͡hŭkán or Chag͡háyilchĭn. It was held either in the ceremonial house in winter or in a brush enclosure in summer. Any man who had the means to feed a large number of guests could initiate a performance, first having notified the chief, who at the proper time would send messengers to invite the various neighboring villagers. Dancing occurred in the afternoon and evening for nearly a week, men and women performing at the same time. Both sexes wore a head-dress consisting of a band of yellowhammer tail-feathers extending across the forehead, and a bunch of crow-feathers at the back of the head. Men had also a feather coat and a breech-cloth of thick, soft deerskin, and an entire deerskin wrapped about the waist and hips. The women wore deerskin skirts. Men, and sometimes women, used whistles made of the leg-bones of jack-rabbits. During the course of the meeting there was a great deal of admonitory speech-making by the head-men, and this reached its culmination on the last day, when the head-man of each visiting band delivered a rather extended sermon. In conclusion the chief of the local village made a long harangue, recounting the story of the creation and the institution of various customs, and advising the people how they should live. He then announced that after a rest of two or three days there would be a great hunt, but in the meantime there would be without further delay an inter-village gambling contest at the grass game." (Curtis, p.17)synChʾighaayiltcinBig Time ceremonyreg.bintcbil-teegotflicker feather headbanddilniikʾ 1whistle (n)iintcʾeeʾ sitsʾ 3breech-cloth (man's)lhaalaabiiʾnaaghilaifeathers sewn in nettʾaaʾsiibiiʾnoochʾilkisfeather topknottʾaanii 2aprontʾaanii-bilhnidaashfeathered dance skirttʾeeʾ 2robe4.2.2Social eventunspec. comp. form ofchʾ-3Indefnoo-(ghin)..kaash/kaanput down contained OSource forms: Nóchŭg͡hŭkánnocugukan
"The tribal, or intertribal, ceremony of the Kato was called Nóchŭg͡hŭkán or Chag͡háyilchĭn. It was held either in the ceremonial house in winter or in a brush enclosure in summer. Any man who had the means to feed a large number of guests could initiate a performance, first having notified the chief, who at the proper time would send messengers to invite the various neighboring villagers. Dancing occurred in the afternoon and evening for nearly a week, men and women performing at the same time. Both sexes wore a head-dress consisting of a band of yellowhammer tail-feathers extending across the forehead, and a bunch of crow-feathers at the back of the head. Men had also a feather coat and a breech-cloth of thick, soft deerskin, and an entire deerskin wrapped about the waist and hips. The women wore deerskin skirts. Men, and sometimes women, used whistles made of the leg-bones of jack-rabbits. During the course of the meeting there was a great deal of admonitory speech-making by the head-men, and this reached its culmination on the last day, when the head-man of each visiting band delivered a rather extended sermon. In conclusion the chief of the local village made a long harangue, recounting the story of the creation and the institution of various customs, and advising the people how they should live. He then announced that after a rest of two or three days there would be a great hunt, but in the meantime there would be without further delay an inter-village gambling contest at the grass game." (Curtis, p.17)synChʾighaayiltcinBig Time ceremonyreg.bintcbil-teegotflicker feather headbanddilniikʾ 1whistle (n)iintcʾeeʾ sitsʾ 3breech-cloth (man's)lhaalaabiiʾnaaghilaifeathers sewn in nettʾaaʾsiibiiʾnoochʾilkisfeather topknottʾaanii 2aprontʾaanii-bilhnidaashfeathered dance skirttʾeeʾ 2robe4.2.2Social eventunspec. comp. form ofchʾ-3Indefnoo-(ghin)..kaash/kaanput down contained OSource forms: Nóchŭg͡hŭkánnocugukan
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