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Momoshvavi, including that spring, and back up the mesa. This 

 piece of land he allotted to the Bear clan. The leader of the Bear clan 

 now asked him where he lived. He said he lived over there at the 

 bluflf of Oraibi, and that is where they should live also. So this clan 

 built its houses right east of the bluff of Oraibi where there are now 

 the ruins. 



The Bear clan brought with them the Soyal cult, the Aototo, and 

 the Soyal Katcmas. Soon other clans began to arrive. When a 

 clan arrived usually one of the new arrivals would go to the village 

 and ask the village chief for permission to settle in the village. He 

 usually asked whether they understood anything to produce rain 

 and good crops, aijd if they had any cult, they would refer to it and 

 say, "Yes, this or this we have, and when we assemble for this cere- 

 mony, or when we have this dance it will rain. With this we have 

 traveled, and with this we have taken care of our children." The 

 chief would then say, "Very well, you come and Hve in the village." 

 Thus the different clans arrived: First, the Hide Strap clan, the 

 Blue-bird clan, the Spider clan, etc. While these different clans were 

 arriving in Oraibi, other clans were arriving in Walpi and Mishong- 

 novi, and settling up those villages. When a new clan arrived, the 

 village chief would tell them .-"Very well, you participate in our' cult 

 and help us with the ceremonies," and then he would give them their 

 fields according to the way they came. And that way their fields 

 were all distributed. 



One of the first clans to arrive with those mentioned was the Bow 

 clan, which came from the south-west. When the village chief asked 

 the leader of this clan what he brought with him to produce rain, he 

 said, "Yes, I have here the Shaalako Katcinas, the Tangik Katcinas, 

 the Ttikwunang Katcina, and the Shawiki Katcina. When they 

 dance it usually rains." "Very well," the village chief said, "you 

 try it." So the Aoat-wungwa arranged a dance. On the day before 

 the dance it rained a little, and on the last day when they had their 

 dance it rained fearfully. All the washes were full of water. So the 

 village chief invited them to move to the village and gave them a 

 large tract of land. He told them that they should have their cere- 

 monies first. This was the W6wuchim ceremony, the chief of the 

 Bow clan being the leader of this ceremony. So this ceremony was 

 the first one to take place. 



Then followed the Soydl^ ceremony, in charge of the village chief. 

 And then in the B^ho month the Snake and the Flute ceremonies, 

 which change about every two years. The Snake cult was brought 

 by the Snake clan, the Antelope cult by the Blue-bird clan, and the 



