Tipatshimuna 
Description:
pelvis bone of a beaver (porcupine bone may also be used)
References:
Adrian Tanner. 1979. Bringing Home Animals. St. John’s: ISER; Frank Speck. 1977[1935]. Naskapi. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
Other Info:
Tanner (1979:128) says that a “minor oracle” involving the beaver pelvis was used among the Mistassini Cree. “The bone is held in one hand and the index finger of the other is held out, and the two arms are raised in a semi-circle to meet above the head. If the index finger enters the hole in the bone, and particularly if it enters the socket of the thigh bone, these indicate future success in hunting.”
Speck (1977[1935]:165) reported that “The pelvic bone of the beaver, besides being scorched as previously described, also serves in divination by touch. The process was witnessed among the Naskapi from various bands gathered at the Seven Islands post. There it is called opatce’sigan ami’ckw, ‘hip-bone beaver.’ The procedure is simple. The pelvis is passed over the head in one hand and with the index finger of the other hand extended, the two are brought together. If the extended finger enters the hole in the bone it is a sign of the affirmative in answer to the question, ‘Will I kill a beaver?’ The Indians sometimes closed their eyes when doing this. They said the answer would also apply to weather, wind, and luck in general, though the chief concern was with the beaver hunt.”