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issue (about 1882) Sa^sile's son-iulaw died, so she, beiug a mourner, 

 could not act as crier; Lence her office devolved on K'axe of the Tacitci 

 subgeus. In that year one of the Ta yatcaji subgens (of the Taiitci 

 or Beer gens) was iekij'e number 1. lekiye number 2 belonged to the 

 Tadjeor Ka"ze (Wind) gens. 



THE OSAGE 



In the Osage nation there are three primary divisions, which are 

 tribes in the original acceptation of that term. These are known as 

 the Tsiouu:)sepefu"da, the Seven Tsiou fireplaces, Hanjja mse pe(f'u"da, 

 the Seven Hanjja fireplaces, and Waoaoe u;se i>e()u"da, the Seven Osage 

 fireplaces. Each "fireplace" is a gens, so that there are twenty-one 

 gentes in the Osage nation. The Seven Hanjia fireplaces were the 

 last to join the nation, according to the tradition of the Tsiou wacta^^e 

 people. When tliis occurred, the seven HaBj[a gentes were reckoned 

 as five, and the seven Osage gentes as two, in order to have not more 

 than seven gentes on the right side of the tribal circle. 



At first the Hafiiia utacf-an^se gens had seven jjipes, and the Waoaoe 

 had as many. The Waoaoe gave their 

 seventh pipe to the Tsiou, with the right 

 to make seven pii)es from it, so now the 

 Waofioe people have but six pipes, though 

 they retain the ceremonies pertaining to 

 the seventh. 



When there is sickness among the chil- 

 dren on the Waoaoe or right (war) side of 

 the circle, their parents apply to the Tsion 

 (Tsiou wactai[ef) for food for them. In 

 like manner, when the children on the left 

 or Tsiou side are ill, their parents apply to ^ir, ss-Osase camping cinie. 



the Pa"qka (wactajie?), on the other side, in order to get food for them. 



The Seven Tsiou fireplaces occupy the left or peace side of the 

 circle. Their names are : 



1. Tsiou Sin^saj[fe, Tsiou-wearing-a-tail (of hair)-on-the-head; also 

 called Tsiou Wanii°', Elder Tsiou; in two subgentes, Sin^saiife, Sun 

 and Comet people, and CuFuje i'niqk'aci'"a, Wolf people. 



2. Tse 4u':5ia imse', Buft'alo-bull face; in two subgentes, of which the 

 second is Tse' (J-afika' or 3Ii"'paha', Hide-with-the-hair-on. The police- 

 men or soldiers on the left side belong to these two gentes. 



3. Mi" k"i'", Sun carriers, i. e., Carrythe-sun (or Buffalo hides)-ou- 

 their-backs. These have two subgentes, ./, Mi"i'niqk'aci"'a, Sun people; 

 h, Mi"xa' ska i'niqk'aci"'a, Swan people. 



4. Tsi'ou wacta'^ie, Tsiou i)eacemaker, or Ta"'wa"j(a'xe, Village- 

 maker, or, Xi'wacj'r-, Giver of life. These have two subgentes. <i, Wapi", 

 it'a'oi, Touches-noblood, or Qii(('a' oii'jse, Eed-eagle (really a hawk); 



