Weyekin or wyakin /ˈwiːjəkɪn/ is a Nez Perce word for a type of spiritual being.
[1] These spirits are thought to offer a link to the invisible world of spiritual power.
[1] To receive a weyekin, a young person around the age of 12 to 15 would go to the mountains on a vision quest.
[2] The person about to go on this quest would be tutored by a "renowned warrior, hunter, or medicine man," for boys, or for girls, "an elderly woman of reputed power.
Fasting for long periods of time, going without a fire, holding their spiritual retreat in a remote and "awe inspiring" location.