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hardly agrees with the context, as Na“pewa¢é was not addressing Mr. 
Tibbles but all the white people. 
23,13. Supply “tai,” after “¢ayickaxe,” as in 23,15. Waxai in 23, 13, 
refers to the Indians alone, but, in 238, 15, to all races, including white 
people, Indians, ete. 
23, 15-16, aji té ha Wakanda aka. If*‘aji” be retained, change “aka” 
to “¢inke,” ortherwise ‘“‘aji” should be changed to ‘a-baji” before 
“aka.” 
25-27. Two Crows’ words were addressed directly to Mr. Tibbles; 
but some of the speakers addressed the white people of the United 
States. 
26, 9, et passim. Tjiga"¢ai ¢inke. Used correctly in 26, 10-11, and 
26, 16, where it is the ob. of verbs. It can be changed to “ Iyiga*¢ai 
aka” in 26,12; but that requires “ e¢egai” after it, instead of “e¢e- 
ga.” In 26, 14, ¢inke should be “aka” before “ wegaxe-na*i;” and in 
26, 18, “aka” should be used before “ ‘i¢ai.” Had ‘“ ‘i¢e” been used 
there “ ¢inke” might stand, provided that action by request or permis- 
sion was referred to. W. said that Two Crows spoke hurriedly, when 
he used “ ¢inke” for “ aka;” and had he reflected he would have used 
the latter. G. said that Two Crows used Iyiga*¢ai ¢inke because he did 
not see the President, but this is inconsistent with his use of *“ liga*¢ai 
aka” in 27, 3. 
27, 4, wegaxa-baji refers to the acts of Indian agents, not to that 
of the President. 
27, 17, wiu¢akiai refers to Congress. 
Since this letter was written the author has talked with several 
Omahas, including four of the men who dictated parts of this letter. 
Judging from what they say, they have had reason to change their 
opinion of Mr. Tibbles, who has married a daughter of the late Joseph 
La Fleche, and has been residing among the Omahas for several years. 
As the author has not returned to the Omahas since he left them in 
1880, all subsequent information respecting the tribe has been gained 
from letters and from Omahas who have visited Washington. 
TRANSLATION, 
(Duba-ma*¢i® said:)—My friends, ye persons who are the principal 
ones of the whole country, I think of you to-day, and so I petition to 
you. O ye people, O ye who understand something, a man who knows 
about us and who understands our troubles in this land has gone to 
you for the purpose of working for us. I refer to Mr. Tibbles. I hope 
and pray that you may accept his words and help him! As he under- 
stands some of the ways of all of us Indians, he has gone to you to 
accomplish something for us; but if he works alone we fear that he 
will fail. Therefore, O ye people, if you aid him, and all of you sue- 
ceed in doing something for us, I may hope to continue to work for 
myself with much gladness in this land. It is wrong for those people 
