240 SIOUAN S0CI01-<)(;Y [eth ans. is 



some Iriend of tlie niuiderfd imtsoii. Sometimes, however, the mur- 

 derer made presents to the avengers of blood, and was permitted to live. 



THE OTO 



The author has not yet learned the exact camping order of the Oto 

 and .Missouri tribes, though he has recorded lists of their gentes {sub- 

 ject to future revision), with the aid of Ke jjre.te, an Oto, Cka;.)inye, a 

 Missouri, and Battiste Ueroin, the interpreter for the two tribes. These 

 gentes areas follows: 1, Pa 5a', Beaver; 2, Tuna'" p'i". Black bear, or 

 Mu"tci' ratce. Wolf; 3, Aru'qwa, Butfalo; 4, Ku' qtca. Pigeon; 5, 

 Maka' tee. Owl; (», T<'e' xi ta. Eagle, Thunderbird, etc; 7, Wa ka"', 

 Snake. 



THE NI-U -TA-TCI OR MISSOURI 



This tribe, which for uumy years has been consolidated with the Oto, 

 has at least three gentes. It may have had more, but their names have 

 not yet been recorded. 1, Tuna"'p'i", Black bear; 2, Tee xi'ta. Eagle, 

 Thunderbird, etc, in four subgentes: (a) Wakan'-ta, Thunderbird; 

 (h) Qra, Eagle; (c) ^jre'-ta". Hawk; (d) Mo'-mi, Apeople who eat-no- 

 smallbirdswhichhavebeen-killedby larger-ones (a recent addition to 

 this gens, probably from another tribe): 3, Homa' or Ho-ta'-tci, Elk. 



THE HOTCANGARA OR WINNEBAGO 



The Winnebago call themselves Ho tcau'-ga-ra, " First or parent 

 speech." While they have gentes, they have no cami^ing circle, as 

 their priscan habitat was in a forest region. The following names were 

 obtained from .Tames Alexander, a fuUblood of the Wolf gens, and 

 from other members of the tribe: 



1. Wolf fjcnsi — Common name, Curdc i-kl' ka-ra' tca-da, or CuHk- 

 tcank'i ki'kara'tcada, Those calling- themselves after- the-dog-or- wolf; 

 archaic name, (^lego'-ni-na, meaning not recorded. 



2. lilacl-bcar f/cnx — Common name, Ho"tc' i ki' ka-ra'tca da, They- 

 call-themselvesafter-thc-black-bear; archaic name, Tco'-na-ke-ra, mean- 

 ing not recorded. 



3. Elk {/cm — CominoM name, Hu wa"i ki'-ka-ra'tca-da, They-call- 

 themselves-after-tlie elk; archaic name not recorded. 



4. SiMkf gens — Common name, Waka"' i ki'-ka-ra'tca-da, They-call- 

 themselves-after-a snake; archaic name not recorded. 



5. Bird gens — Common name, Wa-niilk' i-ki' ka-ra'-tca-da, They-call- 

 themselves-after-a-bird ; archaic name not recorded. This gens is com- 

 posed of four subgentes, as follows: {a) Hi-tca-(ice-pa ra, or Eagle; 

 (b) Ru-tcke, or Pigeon; (c) Ke-re-tcfi", probably Hawk; (d) Wa ka"'- 

 tca-ra, or Thunderbird. The archaic names of the subgentes were not 

 recorded. 



6. Buffalo gens — Comiiioii name. Tee' i-ki'-ka-ra'-tca da, They-call- 

 themselves-after-a-t)uflalo; archaic name not recorded. 



