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  CONTENTS 
  

  

  Environment; 
  resultant 
  influences— 
  Continued 
  r« 
  K 
  e 
  

  

  The 
  human 
  body 
  as 
  known 
  to 
  the 
  ( 
  Imaha 
  107 
  

  

  Miscellaneous 
  terms 
  used 
  by 
  the 
  < 
  Imaha 
  110 
  

  

  Natural 
  objects 
  and 
  phenomena 
  110 
  

  

  Taste 
  110 
  

  

  Colt 
  »rs 
  111 
  

  

  Points 
  of 
  the 
  compass 
  Ill 
  

  

  Divisions 
  of 
  time 
  ill 
  

  

  Weather 
  signs 
  112 
  

  

  Sunn 
  nary 
  112 
  

  

  III 
  

  

  Kites 
  pertaining 
  to 
  the 
  individual 
  L15 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  the 
  Omaha 
  child 
  to 
  the 
  Cosmos 
  1 
  !■"> 
  

  

  Introduction 
  of 
  the 
  child 
  into 
  the 
  tribe 
  117 
  

  

  Ceremony 
  of 
  turning 
  the 
  child 
  117 
  

  

  Consecration 
  "f 
  the 
  hey 
  to 
  Thunder 
  122 
  

  

  Ceremonial 
  introduction 
  to 
  individual 
  life 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  supernatural 
  12s 
  

  

  IV 
  

  

  Tribal 
  organization 
  134 
  

  

  I'.asie 
  princ 
  pies 
  , 
  134 
  

  

  The 
  hu'lhuga 
  — 
  the< 
  Imaha 
  tribal 
  form 
  141 
  

  

  Gentes 
  of 
  the 
  Omaha 
  tribe 
  1 
  42 
  

  

  Ho 
  n/ 
  gashenti 
  division 
  142 
  

  

  We'/.hi 
  n 
  shte 
  gens 
  142 
  

  

  P'ke'eahe 
  gens 
  14li 
  

  

  Ho°'ga 
  gens 
  153 
  

  

  Tha'tada 
  gens 
  159 
  

  

  Ko"'ee 
  .nens 
  169 
  

  

  I°shta'eu"ila 
  division 
  171 
  

  

  Mo 
  D/ 
  thi"kagaxe 
  gens 
  171 
  

  

  Teci"'de 
  gens 
  17-"i 
  

  

  Tapa' 
  gens 
  177 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  gthe'zhide 
  gens 
  183 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  shta 
  / 
  cu 
  n 
  da 
  gens 
  185 
  

  

  The 
  Omaha 
  gens 
  not 
  a 
  political 
  organisation 
  195 
  

  

  Interrelation 
  "f 
  the 
  two 
  grand 
  divisions 
  l!«> 
  

  

  V 
  

  

  Tribal 
  government 
  199 
  

  

  1 
  development 
  of 
  political 
  unity 
  199 
  

  

  Chieftainship 
  202 
  

  

  Orders 
  of 
  chiefs 
  202 
  

  

  The 
  Council 
  of 
  Seven 
  Chiefs 
  206 
  

  

  Emoluments 
  of 
  chiefs 
  and 
  keepers 
  212 
  

  

  ( 
  'flenses 
  and 
  punishments 
  213 
  

  

  VI 
  

  

  The 
  Sacred 
  Pole 
  - 
  217 
  

  

  Origin 
  217 
  

  

  Mark 
  of 
  honor 
  — 
  - 
  219 
  

  

  The 
  Sacred 
  Tents 
  221 
  

  

  Legend 
  and 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  Sacred 
  Pole 
  223 
  

  

  Sacred 
  Packs 
  and 
  contents 
  226 
  

  

  