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woman then wrapped up all the costumes and other paraphernalia and 

 returned to their kiva in the valley east of the village. Only the 

 corn-ear mothers they left for each one. In the morning the youths 

 all went to their homes, and after that they were no longer bad and 

 dangerous. They formed the Yayaatu Society and directed their 

 prayers towards the place where their uncle, the Hawk-man, lived, 

 and where thev had been initiated. 



11. THE ORIGIN OF SOME MISHONGNOVI CLANS.' 



The Batki clan and the Sand clan come from Palatkwapi. When 

 traveling, the Sand clan would spread sand^ on the ground and plant 

 com. The Batki clan would cause it to thunder and rain (by sing- 

 ing), the crop would grow in a day and they would have something 

 to eat. At Homolovi (Winslow) they lived a long time. They 

 brought with them the Soy^l cult, the Lagon cult, and the Soyal 

 Katcina. They went to Aoatovi. Here they were not welcome, 

 and hence moved on to Mishongnovi, where they found the Bfear, 

 Parrot and Crow clans. They were asked what they knew to pro- 

 duce rain and crops. They spread the sand, made corn grow, etc., 

 whereupon they were welcomed and their leader was made the chief 

 of the village. 



The spring Toriva was then very small. But the Batki -namu had 

 brought from the Little Colorado River mud, grass, and water in a 

 m6ngwikuru. This they put into the spring and that increased the 

 flow of the water, and there was also much grass around it formerly, 

 when there were fewer burros than there are now. The Bear clan 

 had the Antelope cult, the Parrot and the Crow clans the Blue Flute 

 cult. The Crane and Ihe Eagle clans had the position of the village 

 crier, and the Drab Flute cult. The Batki were admitted to the 

 Antelope and Blue Flute Fraternities, and hence Silcdnakpu makes 

 the cloud symbols in the ceremony of the Blue Flute society. 



After that the Young Corn-Ear (Pihlcash) or Corn-Ear (Ka6) clan 

 came from the east, from the Pueblo, SiK^nakpu thinks. According 

 to SiRanakpu the earlier clans came to Mish6ngnovi as follows: 



The Parrot and Crow clans, who had the Blue Flute cult and the 

 village chief. 



The Bear clan, who brought the Antelope altar now used in the 

 Snake ceremony. 



' Told by Sikinakpu (Mish6ngnovi). 



' He says the lizards and snakes would come into the sand, and hence these names are also 

 applied to the Sand clan. 



