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exactly as the Prophet taught them in the beginning. On the day 

 the great Prophet returned to his people, he organized the Cheyenne 

 tribe in order, as follows: 



1 . The Prophet. 



2. The keeper of the medicine-arrows. 



3. The four assistant arrow-keepers, 



4. The medicine men. 



5. The four chiefs (ex-chiefs). 



6. The forty chiefs. 



7. The four chiefs of warriors. 



8. The five warrior societies. 



Each society is composed of one hundred or more male Chey- 

 enne, from fifteen to forty years old. The societies that the original 

 prophet organized go by the following names: 



The Red-Shield Warriors. 



The Hoof -Rattle Warriors. 



The Dog-Men Warriors. 



The Coyote Warriors. 



The Bow-String Warriors. 



All of the warriors' . societies are original except the Bow- 

 String Society. This society was formed after the others. 



The original Prophet of the Cheyenne foretold all that has come 

 to pass. Everything that he foretold has taken place in exactly 

 the way he said it would. He told the following about the coming 

 of the white man: "A person who has long hair on chin and on legs, 

 and carries with him sickness of all kinds, is coming to you in the future. 

 With him he will bring an animal that has flashing eyes, and a tail 

 that touches the ground, and one hoof on each foot. This animal 

 will be restless, and the hairy person will also be restless. Do not 

 try to be like them. This hairy person will also bring a spotted animal 

 with horns, big eyes, and a long tail that will touch the ground. This 

 animal will live on dirt, and will eat anything. If you take after it 

 and eat it, you will eat almost anything else." He prophesied of the 

 future of the Cheyenne in this language: "My brothers and children, 

 and all my people of this earth! Listen and remember my words, 

 for they are as sharp as the points of the great sacred arrows, and 

 keep my prophecies of the future in your minds as long as your people 

 and the earth last, and then the Cheyenne as a people will never 

 become extinct as long as the blue heavens, the sun, moon, and 

 earth last. Do not forget your sacred arrows. Remember them 

 always, and no other. You will renew your sacred arrow sticks four 

 times." 



