A ritual of unique value and beauty of the Pony Indians, akin to the unknown and lost initiatory ceremonies that existed and continue to exist in various forms around the world, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries.

The recording of it was made possible because there was a fear that it would be lost, as the Indian narrator of it said. The entire ritual described in this book and excerpts of it provided is a precious text, where all the basic elements and forms of the religious-cultural life of a great Indian people coexist.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]