70 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
ita". Ja™qganen ¢ita™’i te & dawake. Wagéita™ wad¢iAna‘a?- 
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now. Large logs they work the it I mean it. Work you have usually 
at (act) heard about 
fie, ey , . , my; / , *n/ , 
na” i ita" wa¢ita"l. Nikaciga uké¢i® ya™“haha ¢ag¢i"-maceé, 
them now they work. Indian common you who sit on the borders of dif- 
ferent (tribes), 
wacka™-ega™i-gh. Jtaji-na’i wind‘a"i: wanita"-baji é awake. 
do make (ye) an effort. Inferior —usu- T have heard you do not work it I mean it. 
ally about you: 
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Maja™ ¢an‘di wage ama akictigai, Ada” i¢ddi¢ai edada® edé 
Land in the white the pl. stand very there- agent what what 
people sub. thick, fore he 
says 
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t® an’ g win’ ya"-na™i. Ca? edada® si¢éwa¢é ¢iigé. A™wa™ ¢ita™l 
the we usually help him. Well, what memorable eres is We work 
none. 
~ , Shi ™ jf if Lane i poaie, Poy 
tédita® wai" sagi a™i™i. Ceta™ wijiga” a¢an’gunaji"-baji, 
since (or Dlankets firm we have So far my grand- we have not depended ou 
conse- worn. , father him, 
quently) 
ec , ‘. , , ° /e v of 
na"bé té wacka”atgiki¢ai. I¢adi¢ai ug¢ikie-na™i té éga™ 
hand the we cause our own, to Agent he speaks — usn- the so 
make an effort. to you ally 
oixai-ga: é-na"™ uda®" té eb¢éga® ha. U Twa¢agina téga" uwib¢a 
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do ye! itonly good the I think it j Youtellsomething inorder I tell it to 
to him that you 
Li ~ , Le ie if ta , 
cu¢éa¢e. Nikaci”ga ¢i¢itja-ma na‘a™. ewdéka"b¢a. Waweé¢e- 
I send it to People — those who are to hearit IJ wish for them. You teach 
you. your own them 
{4 , LAA es , . , ia / ye 
cka™ze téga™ uwib¢a. Id¢adi¢at é¢a"ba na‘a” ¢éka™b¢a. 
various inorder I tell it to A gent he too to hear it I wish for 
things that you. him. 
TRANSLATION. 
The letter came yesterday. Just at the time that I received it they 
made (new) chiefs. There is no news. As you (pl.) have asked mea 
question, I tell you (pl.). As the Tcaaiis work for themselves, they 
now live as white people. I refer to their logging operations. _You 
have generally heard about their working, but now they are working 
indeed! O ye who dwell on the borders of different tribes of Indians, 
do make some efforts to better your condition! I have heard about 
you those things which are ans discreditable to any one: I refer 
to your not working. ‘The white people are very plentiful in this coun- 
try, therefore we usually help the agent when he says anything. There 
is nothing worthy of remembrance. Since we have learned to work 
we have worn good blankets. We have not yet depended on the Gov- 
ernment for a support; we have caused our hands to make efforts. 
Whenever the agent talks to you, do as he says. I think that that is 
the only good thing for you. I send and tell you that you may tell 
something to him. I wish your people to hear (iny advice to you). I 
tell you because I wish you to teach them various things. I wish the 
agent too to hear it. 
