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  ORGANIZATION 
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  P'shta'xi 
  Inshta', 
  eye; 
  xi, 
  yellowish. 
  Refers 
  to 
  lightning, 
  "the 
  yel- 
  

   low 
  eye 
  of 
  the 
  thunder." 
  

  

  Ka'etha 
  Ketha, 
  clear 
  sky, 
  after 
  a 
  storm. 
  

  

  Ki 
  / 
  mo"ho'' 
  Against 
  or 
  facing 
  the 
  wind. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name, 
  i 
  In 
  

  

  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Ku'zhiwate 
  Ku'zhi, 
  afar; 
  wate, 
  a 
  valorous 
  deed. 
  Victory 
  widespread 
  . 
  

  

  MaVikide 
  Ma'ei, 
  cedar; 
  kide, 
  to 
  shoot. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  myth 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  thunder 
  striking 
  the 
  cedar 
  tree. 
  (In 
  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Mo"a'gata 
  Mo 
  n 
  , 
  arrow; 
  a'gata, 
  to 
  aim. 
  

  

  Mo"'hi"dul>a 
  Mo 
  n 
  'hin, 
  stone 
  knife; 
  duba, 
  four. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  names 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  keeper 
  of 
  the 
  ritual 
  used 
  in 
  cutting 
  the 
  hair 
  and 
  conse- 
  

   crating 
  the 
  child 
  to 
  the 
  thunder. 
  The 
  bearer 
  of 
  this 
  

   name 
  died 
  in 
  1884. 
  

  

  Mo"shi'ahamo 
  n 
  thi" 
  Mo"shi'aha, 
  above; 
  mo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  , 
  moving. 
  (In 
  Thi'xida, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Mo"xpi' 
  Clouds. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Mo"xpi 
  / 
  mo"thi" 
  Mo 
  n 
  xpi', 
  clouds; 
  mo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  , 
  walking. 
  This 
  name 
  appears 
  

  

  in 
  the 
  treaties 
  of 
  1826 
  and 
  1836, 
  signed 
  by 
  Omaha 
  chiefs. 
  

  

  Paga'sho" 
  l'a, 
  head; 
  ga'sho", 
  to 
  nod. 
  Refers 
  to 
  bugs 
  nodding 
  the 
  

  

  head 
  as 
  they 
  walk. 
  

  

  Sheda'mo 
  n 
  tbi" 
  Sheda, 
  meaning 
  uncertain; 
  >no"/hi", 
  walking. 
  Appears 
  in 
  

  

  treaty 
  of 
  1826. 
  

  

  Shugi'shugi 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Te'l.ia 
  Frog. 
  

  

  Thigthi'cemo 
  n 
  thi° 
  Tltigthige, 
  zigzag 
  lightning; 
  mo"lhi", 
  walking. 
  (In 
  

  

  Washa'be, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Thio"'baj,'igthe 
  Thio 
  n 
  'ba, 
  general 
  term 
  for 
  lightning; 
  giglhc, 
  going 
  by, 
  on 
  the 
  

  

  way 
  home. 
  (In 
  Washa'be, 
  Hi'cada 
  subdivision, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Thio"'bagina 
  Thio 
  n 
  'ba, 
  lightning; 
  gina, 
  coming. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Thio 
  n/ 
  batigthe 
  Thion'ba, 
  lightning; 
  tigthe, 
  sudden. 
  (In 
  Washa'be, 
  Hi'e.ada 
  

  

  subdivision, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Ti'gaxa 
  7V, 
  tent 
  or 
  village; 
  gaxa, 
  to 
  approach 
  by 
  stealth. 
  Refersto 
  

  

  the 
  thunder 
  under 
  the 
  guise 
  of 
  a 
  warrior 
  approaching 
  the 
  

   village 
  by 
  stealth. 
  

  

  Ti 
  'uthio"ba 
  Ti, 
  tent; 
  u, 
  in; 
  thio 
  n 
  ba, 
  lightning. 
  Lightning 
  flashes 
  into 
  

  

  the 
  lodge. 
  (In 
  Wara'be, 
  IJi'cada 
  subdivision, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  U'liani" 
  U, 
  in; 
  ba, 
  to 
  push; 
  ni", 
  digging. 
  Digging 
  in 
  the 
  earth. 
  

  

  Said 
  to 
  refer 
  to 
  a 
  small 
  reptile 
  that 
  disappears 
  in 
  the 
  

   earth 
  when 
  the 
  thunder 
  comes. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name; 
  one 
  

   in 
  Iishta'eu"da.rti 
  subdivision. 
  

  

  Upu'gaxe 
  ^eii', 
  path; 
  gaxe, 
  to 
  make. 
  Refers 
  to 
  one 
  who 
  leads. 
  

  

  (The 
  name 
  of 
  a 
  subdivision 
  of 
  Wazha'zheeha 
  gens, 
  Osage. 
  

   Occurs 
  in 
  Wazha'zhe 
  gens, 
  Ponca.) 
  Appears 
  in 
  Omaha 
  

   treaty 
  of 
  1815. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Uha'inci'thi" 
  Ulia' 
  , 
  tn 
  a 
  hollow; 
  mo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  , 
  walking. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  thun- 
  

   der 
  storms 
  following 
  the 
  valleys 
  and 
  river 
  courses. 
  

  

  Ushu'demo"thi" 
  f 
  r 
  , 
  in; 
  shu'de, 
  mist; 
  monthin, 
  walking. 
  

  

  Wagi'asha 
  Meaning 
  lost. 
  (In 
  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Waha'xi 
  Waha, 
  skin;,//, 
  yellowish. 
  (In 
  Washa'be, 
  Ponca.) 
  Two 
  

  

  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  \Va 
  / 
  huto 
  n 
  t.o" 
  Wa, 
  prefix 
  denoting 
  action 
  with 
  a 
  purpose; 
  huto 
  n 
  , 
  noise; 
  

  

  to", 
  stands. 
  (See 
  Eu'tonton.) 
  

  

  Wano'^kuge 
  (fig. 
  44) 
  Wa, 
  purpose 
  in 
  action; 
  no", 
  action 
  with 
  the 
  feet; 
  kuge, 
  

  

  sound 
  of 
  a 
  drum. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  resounding 
  footsteps 
  of 
  

   the 
  thunder. 
  Appears 
  in 
  the 
  Omaha 
  treaties 
  of 
  1854 
  

   and 
  L865. 
  

  

  