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  wazha'zhe 
  group 
  

  

  Way 
  beyond 
  (an 
  expression 
  similar 
  to 
  "once 
  upon 
  a 
  time") 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  Wazha'zhe 
  

   lived 
  in 
  the 
  sky. 
  They 
  desired 
  to 
  know 
  their 
  origin, 
  the 
  source 
  from 
  which 
  they 
  

   came 
  into 
  existence. 
  They 
  went 
  to 
  the 
  sun. 
  He 
  told 
  them 
  that 
  they 
  were 
  his 
  chil- 
  

   dren. 
  Then 
  they 
  wandered 
  still 
  farther 
  and 
  came 
  to 
  the 
  moon. 
  She 
  told 
  them 
  

   that 
  she 
  gave 
  birth 
  to 
  them, 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  sun 
  was 
  their 
  father. 
  She 
  told 
  them 
  that 
  

   they 
  must 
  leave 
  their 
  present 
  abode 
  and 
  go 
  down 
  to 
  the 
  earth 
  and 
  dwell 
  there. 
  They 
  

   came 
  to 
  the 
  earth, 
  but 
  found 
  it 
  covered 
  with 
  water. 
  They 
  could 
  not 
  return 
  to 
  the 
  

   place 
  they 
  had 
  left, 
  so 
  they 
  wept, 
  but 
  no 
  answer 
  came 
  to 
  them 
  from 
  anywhere. 
  They 
  

   floated 
  about 
  in 
  the 
  air, 
  seeking 
  in 
  every 
  direction 
  for 
  help 
  from 
  some 
  god; 
  but 
  they 
  

   found 
  none. 
  The 
  animals 
  were 
  with 
  them, 
  and 
  of 
  all 
  these 
  the 
  elk 
  was 
  the 
  finest 
  

   and 
  most 
  stately, 
  and 
  inspired 
  all 
  the 
  creatures 
  with 
  confidence; 
  so 
  they 
  appealed 
  

   to 
  the 
  elk 
  for 
  help. 
  He 
  dropped 
  into 
  the 
  water 
  and 
  began 
  to 
  sink. 
  Then 
  he 
  called 
  

   to 
  the 
  winds 
  and 
  the 
  winds 
  came 
  from 
  all 
  quarters 
  and 
  blew 
  until 
  the 
  waters 
  went 
  

   upward 
  as 
  in 
  a 
  mist. 
  Before 
  that 
  time 
  the 
  winds 
  traveled 
  only 
  in 
  two 
  directions, 
  

   from 
  north 
  to 
  south 
  and 
  then 
  back 
  from 
  south 
  to 
  north; 
  but 
  when 
  the 
  elk 
  called 
  they 
  

   came 
  from 
  the 
  east, 
  the 
  north, 
  the 
  west, 
  and 
  the 
  south, 
  and 
  met 
  at 
  a 
  central 
  point, 
  

   and 
  carried 
  the 
  water 
  upward. 
  

  

  At 
  first 
  rocks 
  only 
  were 
  exposed, 
  and 
  the 
  people 
  traveled 
  on 
  the 
  rocky 
  places 
  that 
  

   produced 
  no 
  plants, 
  and 
  there 
  was 
  nothing 
  to 
  eat. 
  Then 
  the 
  waters 
  began 
  to 
  go 
  down 
  

   until 
  the 
  soft 
  earth 
  was 
  exposed. 
  When 
  this 
  happened 
  the 
  elk 
  in 
  his 
  joy 
  rolled 
  over 
  

   and 
  over 
  on 
  the 
  soft 
  earth, 
  and 
  all 
  his 
  loose 
  hairs 
  clung 
  to 
  the 
  soil. 
  The 
  hairs 
  grew, 
  

   and 
  from 
  them 
  sprang 
  beans, 
  corn, 
  potatoes, 
  and 
  wild 
  turnips, 
  and 
  then 
  all 
  the 
  grasses 
  

   and 
  trees. 
  

  

  The 
  people 
  went 
  over 
  the 
  land, 
  and 
  in 
  their 
  wanderings 
  came 
  across 
  human 
  foot- 
  

   prints, 
  and 
  followed 
  them. 
  They 
  came 
  upon 
  people 
  who 
  called 
  themselves 
  Wazha'- 
  

   zhe. 
  The 
  Ho"'ga 
  and 
  the 
  Elk» 
  affiliated 
  with 
  them, 
  and 
  together 
  they 
  traveled 
  

   in 
  search 
  of 
  food. 
  In 
  these 
  wanderings 
  they 
  came 
  across 
  the 
  Ho 
  n/ 
  ga 
  utanatsi. 
  The 
  

   Wazha'zhe 
  had 
  a 
  pipe. 
  This 
  they 
  filled 
  and 
  presented 
  to 
  the 
  Ho°'ga, 
  who 
  accepted 
  

   it, 
  and 
  thus 
  the 
  Ho"'ga 
  utanatsi 
  were 
  incorporated 
  with 
  the 
  three 
  affiliated 
  bands. 
  

   Then 
  they 
  came 
  upon 
  the 
  Tsi'zhu, 
  and 
  they 
  were 
  taken 
  in, 
  with 
  their 
  seven 
  bands. 
  

  

  ho 
  n 
  'ga 
  group 
  

  

  The 
  Hon'ga 
  came 
  down 
  from 
  above, 
  and 
  found 
  the 
  earth 
  covered 
  with 
  water. 
  

   They 
  flew 
  in 
  every 
  direction 
  seeking 
  for 
  gods 
  to 
  call 
  upon 
  who 
  would 
  render 
  them 
  

   help 
  and 
  drive 
  away 
  the 
  water; 
  but 
  they 
  found 
  none. 
  Then 
  the 
  elk 
  came 
  and 
  with 
  

   his 
  loud 
  voice 
  shouted 
  to 
  the 
  four 
  quarters. 
  The 
  four 
  winds 
  came 
  in 
  response 
  to 
  

   his 
  call, 
  and 
  they 
  blew 
  upon 
  the 
  water 
  and 
  it 
  ascended, 
  leaving 
  rocks 
  visible. 
  The 
  

   rocks 
  gave 
  but 
  a 
  limited 
  space 
  for 
  the 
  people 
  to 
  stand 
  on. 
  The 
  muskrat 
  was 
  sent 
  

   down 
  into 
  the 
  water 
  and 
  was 
  drowned. 
  Then 
  the 
  loon 
  was 
  sent, 
  but 
  he 
  also 
  was 
  

   drowned. 
  Next 
  the 
  beaver 
  was 
  sent 
  down, 
  and 
  was 
  drowned. 
  Then 
  the 
  crawfish 
  

   dived 
  into 
  the 
  waters, 
  and 
  when 
  he 
  came 
  up 
  there 
  was 
  some 
  mud 
  adhering 
  to 
  his 
  

   claws, 
  but 
  he 
  was 
  so 
  exhausted 
  that 
  he 
  died. 
  From 
  this 
  mud 
  the 
  land 
  was 
  formed. 
  

  

  wa'tsetsi 
  group 
  

  

  The 
  stars 
  are 
  believedito 
  be 
  the 
  children 
  of 
  the 
  sun 
  and 
  moon. 
  The 
  people 
  of 
  the 
  

   Wa'tsetsi 
  c 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  have 
  been 
  stars 
  that 
  came 
  down 
  to 
  the 
  earth 
  like 
  meteors 
  and 
  

   became 
  people. 
  

  

  a 
  Note 
  the 
  name 
  I'batsetatseC* 
  winds 
  coming 
  together") 
  of 
  the 
  Sho'ka 
  subdivision 
  of 
  <<7) 
  of 
  the 
  Ho 
  n 
  'ga 
  

   group 
  (p. 
  60). 
  

  

  t> 
  The 
  O'pxo", 
  or 
  Elk, 
  is 
  (c) 
  of 
  the 
  Ho»'ga 
  group. 
  Note 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  the 
  term 
  Ho°'ga 
  in 
  tins 
  legend 
  as 
  the 
  

   name 
  of 
  a 
  people, 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  what 
  has 
  already 
  been 
  pointed 
  out 
  on 
  pp. 
  40-41. 
  

  

  e 
  The 
  Wa'tsetsi 
  subgroup 
  (d) 
  of 
  the 
  Wazha'zhe 
  group, 
  p. 
  59. 
  

  

  