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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 85 



If a man whose father is of the Aktayatci, the miko's clan, is given 

 a busk name, he is brought to the mikos' bed and given a seat there. 



The Hathagas are the Bear, Bird, AlHgator, Beaver, Turkey, and 

 Wind ; the Tcilokis are the Panther, Potato, Deer, Aktayatci, and 

 evidently the Raccoon. The Alligator and Bird are considered as 

 practically one clan. 



The two leaders in the women's dance carrv atiisa. 



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G12 



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A. Chiefs' Bed: 

 (Raccoon in 1929) 



Fig. 12. — Square ground of Hilibi. 



I, miko (Aktayatci) ; 2, heniha (Alligator) ; 3, hilis haya 

 ; 4, ta'pala (Bear) ; 5, hilis tcalaba (Bear in 1929). 



B. Raccoons' Bed: 6, hilis hoboia ; 7, tutka oktidldja (Raccoon in 1929); 

 8, yahaikas (any clan). 



C. Cabin used by visitors: 9, ta'pala (Alligator) ; 10, hilis hoboia (Alligator). 



II, medicine pots; 12, medicine pot for boys; 13, medicine pot for women; 

 14, woodpile; 15, ball post. 



The history of this town is as follows. It was founded by a man 

 of the Aktayatci clan who went off to live by himself and then put 

 up a ball post. Many women belonged to his family and he had 

 numerous visitors, some of whom married these women so that it 

 soon grew into a large band of which he was probably the first miko. 

 Anyhow that is the way the Aktayatci came to have the town. After 

 stomp dances had been held there for some time, more visitors came 



