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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  of 
  a 
  young 
  man 
  and 
  then 
  added: 
  Mo 
  n 
  zho 
  n 
  i 
  n 
  thegaco 
  n 
  ga 
  tea 
  ia 
  thi 
  n 
  ho! 
  

   (mo 
  n 
  zho 
  n 
  , 
  "land;" 
  i 
  n 
  thegaco 
  n 
  ga, 
  "explore 
  for 
  me;" 
  tea, 
  "may;"ia, 
  

   "come;" 
  thi 
  n 
  , 
  "action;" 
  ho, 
  "calling 
  attention") 
  — 
  "Come! 
  that 
  you 
  

   may 
  go 
  and 
  secure 
  knowledge 
  of 
  the 
  land 
  for 
  me." 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  runners 
  (the 
  wado 
  1 
  " 
  be, 
  "those 
  who 
  look") 
  had 
  found 
  a 
  suit- 
  

   able 
  herd, 
  they 
  made 
  a 
  speedy 
  run 
  back 
  to 
  where 
  the 
  tribe 
  was 
  

   camped; 
  when 
  they 
  were 
  near 
  they 
  paused 
  on 
  some 
  prominent 
  point 
  

   where 
  they 
  could 
  be 
  seen 
  and 
  signaled 
  their 
  report 
  by 
  running 
  from 
  

   side 
  to 
  side; 
  if 
  there 
  were 
  two 
  young 
  men, 
  both 
  ran, 
  one 
  from 
  right 
  to 
  

   left 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  from 
  left 
  to 
  right, 
  thus 
  crossing 
  each 
  other 
  as 
  they 
  

   ran. 
  (See 
  picture 
  of 
  I'shibazhi, 
  pi. 
  39, 
  a 
  runner 
  on 
  the 
  last 
  tribal 
  buf- 
  

   falo 
  hunt.) 
  This 
  signal 
  was 
  called 
  waba'ha. 
  As 
  soon 
  as 
  they 
  were 
  

   seen, 
  word 
  was 
  taken 
  to 
  the 
  Sacred 
  Tents 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  watho 
  71 
  '. 
  The 
  

   Sacred 
  Pole 
  and 
  the 
  pack 
  containing 
  the 
  White 
  Buffalo 
  Hide 
  were 
  

   carried 
  to 
  the 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  camp 
  in 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  the 
  returning 
  run- 
  

   ners, 
  followed 
  by 
  the 
  Seven 
  Chiefs. 
  There 
  a 
  halt 
  was 
  made 
  while 
  the 
  

   runners 
  approached 
  to 
  deliver 
  their 
  message. 
  The 
  White 
  Buffalo 
  

   Hide 
  was 
  taken 
  out 
  and 
  arranged 
  over 
  a 
  frame 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  resemble 
  some- 
  

   what 
  a 
  buffalo 
  lying 
  down. 
  The 
  Sacred 
  Pole 
  was 
  set 
  up, 
  leaning 
  on 
  its 
  

   staff, 
  the 
  crotched 
  stick. 
  The 
  chiefs, 
  the 
  keepers, 
  and 
  the 
  herald 
  were 
  

   grouped 
  in 
  the 
  rear 
  of 
  these 
  sacred 
  objects. 
  The 
  first 
  runner 
  ap- 
  

   proached 
  and 
  in 
  a 
  low 
  tone 
  delivered 
  his 
  message, 
  telling 
  of 
  the 
  where- 
  

   abouts 
  and 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  the 
  herd, 
  being 
  careful 
  not 
  to 
  exaggerate 
  its 
  

   numbers. 
  He 
  was 
  followed 
  by 
  the 
  second 
  runner, 
  who 
  repeated 
  the 
  

   same 
  message. 
  The 
  herald 
  was 
  then 
  dispatched 
  by 
  the 
  chiefs 
  to 
  notify 
  

   the 
  people. 
  He 
  returned 
  to 
  the 
  camp 
  and 
  shouted: 
  "It 
  is 
  reported 
  

   that 
  smoke, 
  (dust) 
  is 
  rising 
  from 
  the 
  earth 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  the 
  eye 
  can 
  reach 
  ! 
  " 
  

  

  Meanwhile, 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  signs 
  of 
  the 
  returning 
  runners 
  were 
  seen 
  the 
  

   director 
  went 
  to 
  his 
  own 
  tent 
  and 
  remained 
  alone 
  until 
  he 
  heard 
  the 
  

   voice 
  of 
  the 
  herald 
  shouting 
  to 
  the 
  people. 
  Then 
  he 
  went 
  at 
  once 
  to 
  

   the 
  Sacred 
  Tent 
  of 
  the 
  White. 
  Buffalo, 
  where 
  were 
  the 
  Seven 
  Chiefs 
  

   and 
  the 
  subgens 
  of 
  the 
  Ho 
  D 
  'ga, 
  who 
  had 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  tent 
  and 
  its 
  

   belongings. 
  The 
  watho 
  n> 
  now 
  became 
  the 
  leader 
  of 
  the 
  council, 
  and 
  

   gave 
  commands 
  to 
  the 
  herald. 
  Two 
  men 
  were 
  selected 
  by 
  him 
  to 
  

   lead 
  in 
  the 
  surround, 
  one 
  to 
  carry 
  the 
  washa'be 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  the 
  

   pipestem. 
  Two 
  boys 
  were 
  also 
  selected 
  to 
  secure 
  the 
  twenty 
  tongues 
  

   and 
  one 
  heart 
  for 
  the 
  sacred 
  feast. 
  Then 
  the 
  herald 
  went 
  out, 
  and 
  

   turning 
  to 
  the 
  left 
  passed 
  around 
  the 
  tribal 
  circle, 
  calling 
  as 
  he 
  went 
  

   the 
  command 
  in 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  the 
  director: 
  

  

  You 
  are 
  to 
  go 
  upon 
  the 
  chase, 
  bring 
  in 
  your 
  horses. 
  

   Braves 
  of 
  the 
  I"shta 
  / 
  cu 
  I1 
  da, 
  Ho 
  n 
  'gashenu, 
  pity 
  me 
  who 
  belong 
  to 
  you! 
  

   Soldiers 
  of 
  the 
  I^hta'cuMa, 
  Ho 
  n/ 
  gashenu, 
  pity 
  me 
  who 
  belong 
  to 
  you! 
  

   Women 
  of 
  the 
  I 
  "shta'cuMa, 
  Ho 
  n 
  'gashenu, 
  pity 
  me 
  who 
  belong 
  to 
  you! 
  

  

  The 
  tribe 
  was 
  always 
  addressed 
  by 
  the 
  names 
  of 
  its 
  two 
  divisions, 
  

   and 
  the 
  words 
  "Pity 
  me 
  who 
  belong 
  to 
  you 
  " 
  constituted 
  an 
  appeal 
  by 
  

  

  