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otliers kuow our desire to live near llieiu. We make up prizes for 

 them — a pony, a blanket, strouiliiig, etc — and we ask them to race for 

 them. The fastest horses takes the tirst i)rize, and so on. We take 

 along a pipe and sonie sticks — one sticli for each member of the party 

 that is removing. The other i)eople meet us and race with us back to 

 their home. They make us sit in a row; then one of their men or 

 children brings a pipe to one of our party to whom he intends giving 

 a liorse. The pipe is handed to the rest of the party. The newcomers 

 are invited to feasts, all of which they are obliged to attend." When 

 the Osa,i;e go on the hunt the Tsiou wactaj[e (chief) tells the Sin^sajife 

 and Tse ^nj[a in^se where the iieople must ('amp. The following even- 

 ing the Pa"iika wacta^je (chief) tells the soldiers on his side (1 he Wa;)aDe 

 and llan>ja mafanjsi) where the camp must be on the following day. 

 The members of the four gentes of soldiers or policemen meet in coun- 

 cil and decide ou the time for departure. They consult the Tsi.)U 

 wactaj|e and llanna (Pa"nka wacta^te?) who atteiul the council. The 

 crier is generally a man of either the Up(]a" or Ka"se gens, but some- 

 times a Mi" k'i" man acts. The four leaders of the soldier gentes call 

 on the crier to proclaim the next camping place, etc, which he does 

 thus: 



" Ha+ ! ha"'d.a 3ia8i"'ja" awahe'art" tatsi' a'i)i"iau+! Ha-f-! (Xioii'jse iii.i.si'''ta) 



Halloo! day lonmr- ou you inakfi up shall they really Halloo! MisHouri on Iho other 

 row iu jiackii say river side 



tci' i'beifa'ite ta'tsi a'<Ii"tau+l" 



tent you place shall they really 

 (.') in a liiu'l ?) say. 



which is to say, "Halloo! tomorrow morning you shall pack your 

 goods (strike camp). Halloo I you shall lay them down after reaching 

 (the other side of Missouri river) !'' 



Then the four leaders of the soldier gentes choose a'kija (policemen) 

 who have a juja"'hanj[a or captain, who then acts as crier in giving 

 orders, thus: 



"Ha+! nikawasa'e! Ua+I M'^lii'l^ waja'yin?(a ui'kawasael aVaki ^a tatsi' 

 Ualloo! () warrior! -Halloo, Chief Saucy! O warrior! you yuan! shall 



adi"tau' nikawasa'e I " 

 they eay O warrior! 

 really 



whidi means, '-Halloo, O warrior! Halloo, () warrior. Saucy Chief! 

 They Lave really said that you shall act as policeman or guard. () 

 warrior!" 



Tliese a'ki;a have to punish any persons who violate the laws of The 

 bunt. J>ut tliere is another grade of men; the four leaders of the 

 soldier gentes tell the captain to call certain men wa'pa>|fa',ii utsi"', 

 and they are expected to punish any a'kija who fail to do their duty. 

 Sujjposiiig Mi" k'i" wa^ayiujja was selected, the crier would say: 



"Ha-f! iii'tawasa'el na+, Mi" k'i"' waja yiri>|a n ikawasad lla-f-I \va'(ia>i<ta'oi 

 111 a'tsi" tatsi' a'<Ii"tair, iii'kawasai! " 



"Halloo. <) warrior! Halloo, () warrior. Saucy Sun Carrier! Halloo, it has been 

 really saiil tliat you .shall strike the oli'enders without hesitation, O warrior!" 



