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village killed a number of Spanish and destroyed their missions, on 

 which occasion a number of Shong6pavi fled to Shupaulavi. 



The chief of Shong6pavi seems to have borne a grudge against 

 Shupaulavi, because later on he informed the Spaniards in New 

 Mexico, probably at Sante Fe, that they should come and take away 

 the inhabitants of Shupaulavi, and said that this was the latter's own 

 wish. So one time the news reached the villages that many Span- 

 iards had arrived at Keams Canyon where they were camping. The 

 next day they came to Walpi where they inquired who it was that 

 wanted to be taken away. The chief of Walpi and the chief of Shu- 

 paulavi were good friends with each other, and as soon as the Walpi 

 chief heard about the matter he quickly proceeded to Shupaulavi and 

 informed his friends about it, saying: "The Spaniards have come be- 

 cause they have heard that you wanted them to come and take you 

 east. They have come for you and for no one else." "That is 

 false, " the Shupaulavi chief said. "It is not I that want that, it must 

 be some one else. It is probably the chief of Shongopavi. " "All 

 right, " the chief of Wdlpi said, "you had then better go and meet the 

 Spanish chief and tell him about it. You take some presents with 

 you, perhaps a ttiihi and a blue shirt. Give these to this Spanish 

 chief, shake hands with him, embrace him, and tell him how the 

 matter is." So the chief of Shupaulavi wrapped up a t6ihi and a 

 blue shirt and went with his friend. When they arrived in the kiva 

 where the leader of the Spaniards was, the latter, who was a powerful 

 man, stood and looked at the new arrivals with his arms akimbo. 

 The two men eyed each other for some time. Finally the Spaniard 

 gave the Shupaulavi chief his hand and shook it. The Shupaulavi 

 chief embraced him, the Spanish ofificer doing the same. All people 

 present were crying. The chief at once drew forth the presents which 

 he had brought, and handed them to the Spanish officer. "This is 

 yours," he said. "I have heard that you came to get my children 

 and my people. It is not I that wished it, it must be some one else. 

 It certainly is not I." The Walpi chief then asked the officer: "Is 

 this the man that came to you and said that he wanted you to come 

 and get his people?" "No," the officer said, "this is not the man. " 

 "Thanks, thanks, thanks," the Hopi said on all sides, and came and 

 shook hands with the officer. "Thanks that this is not the man." ' 



"No," he repeated, "I never wanted that, it must be the chief 

 of Shong6pavi. " The officer then said that the next day he would 



' The Hopi say that the chief of Shongdpavi was a Powdka (sorcerer), who was able to fly- 

 when he wanted to do so. He had been over in New Mexico during some night and had informed 

 the Spanish chief himself, being back the next day. 



