SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN Mask Dance

This dance was known by the Cree as the "Wihtikokansimoowin" or the Wintigo-like dance. The Wintigo, cannibalistic character of Cree stories, was portrayed in satire by the dancers.
The dance was to have originated with a dream of a young Assiniboine man. It was to be performed, whenever there was a camp for the enjoyment of the people.

The Crees, who later attained it, frequently held the dance on the last day of their Sundance ceremonies. The man who led the dance had to obtain the right to hold it through a vision or the right could be inherited.