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  WARFARE 
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  of 
  injuries. 
  The 
  latter 
  were 
  held 
  in 
  higher 
  esteem 
  than 
  the 
  former, 
  

   and 
  the 
  men 
  who 
  took 
  part 
  in 
  them 
  were 
  regarded 
  with 
  more 
  respect 
  

   by 
  the 
  tribe. 
  

  

  The 
  nudo 
  n 
  '7io 
  n 
  ga, 
  or 
  war 
  leader, 
  was 
  the 
  commanding 
  officer. 
  He 
  

   directed 
  the 
  movements 
  of 
  the 
  party 
  and 
  had 
  to 
  be 
  ready 
  to 
  sacrifice 
  

   his 
  life 
  for 
  its 
  safety 
  if 
  circumstances 
  required. 
  A 
  war 
  leader 
  who 
  

   in 
  any 
  way 
  sought 
  his 
  own 
  convenience 
  and 
  security 
  or 
  provided 
  for 
  

   himself 
  first, 
  incurred 
  lifelong 
  disgrace. 
  The 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  war 
  

   party 
  were 
  addressed 
  by 
  the 
  war 
  leader 
  as 
  ni'lcawapa, 
  a 
  very 
  old 
  

   word 
  indicating 
  those 
  who 
  are 
  not 
  officers 
  — 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  term 
  

   "privates." 
  The 
  leader 
  assigned 
  men 
  to 
  certain 
  duties. 
  There 
  were 
  

   four 
  classes 
  of 
  service 
  : 
  

  

  (1) 
  The 
  hunters, 
  whose 
  duty 
  it 
  was 
  to 
  provide 
  game 
  for 
  the 
  food 
  of 
  

   the 
  party. 
  

  

  (2) 
  The 
  moccasin 
  carriers. 
  A 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  pairs 
  of 
  moccasins 
  

   were 
  necessary; 
  otherwise 
  the 
  men 
  would 
  become 
  footsore 
  on 
  the 
  

   long 
  journeys 
  undertaken. 
  

  

  (3) 
  The 
  kettle 
  carriers. 
  These 
  had 
  charge 
  of 
  all 
  the 
  cooking 
  

   utensils. 
  

  

  (4) 
  Those 
  who 
  built 
  the 
  fires, 
  brought 
  the 
  water, 
  and 
  carried 
  the 
  

   provisions 
  of 
  the 
  party. 
  

  

  For 
  services 
  2, 
  3, 
  and 
  4 
  men 
  of 
  strength 
  rather 
  than 
  agility 
  were 
  

   chosen. 
  

  

  DRESS 
  OF 
  WARRIORS 
  

  

  The 
  warriors 
  formerly 
  wore 
  a 
  white 
  covering 
  for 
  the 
  head, 
  of 
  soft 
  

   dressed 
  skin; 
  there 
  was 
  no 
  shirt 
  , 
  the 
  robe 
  being 
  belted 
  about 
  the 
  waist 
  

   and 
  tied 
  over 
  the 
  breast. 
  For 
  this 
  latter 
  purpose 
  strings 
  were 
  fastened 
  

   to 
  the 
  robe, 
  the 
  place 
  where 
  they 
  were 
  sewed 
  being 
  marked 
  by 
  a 
  

   round 
  piece 
  of 
  embroidery. 
  When 
  the 
  war 
  leader 
  had 
  once 
  tied 
  

   over 
  his 
  breast 
  these 
  strings 
  that 
  held 
  the 
  robe 
  together, 
  custom 
  

   did 
  not 
  permit 
  him 
  to 
  untie 
  them 
  until 
  the 
  scouts 
  reported 
  the 
  

   enemy 
  in 
  sight. 
  No 
  feathers 
  nor 
  ornaments 
  could 
  be 
  worn. 
  In 
  

   actual 
  battle 
  the 
  warriors 
  wore 
  only 
  moccasins 
  and 
  breechcloths 
  un- 
  

   less 
  they 
  put 
  on 
  some 
  skin 
  connected 
  with 
  their 
  vision. 
  (>See 
  p. 
  131.) 
  

   The 
  accompanying 
  illustration 
  (pi. 
  54) 
  show-; 
  a 
  wolf 
  skin 
  worn 
  by 
  

   Zhi 
  n 
  ga'gahige. 
  A 
  slit 
  at 
  the 
  neck 
  of 
  the 
  skin 
  admitted 
  the 
  wearer's 
  

   head, 
  the 
  wolf's 
  head 
  rested 
  on 
  the 
  man's 
  breast, 
  and 
  the 
  decorated 
  

   skin 
  hung 
  over 
  his 
  back. 
  

  

  When 
  an 
  enemy 
  had 
  been 
  slain, 
  the 
  war 
  leader 
  painted 
  his 
  face 
  

   black. 
  Later, 
  on 
  the 
  return 
  to 
  the 
  village, 
  all 
  who 
  had 
  taken 
  part 
  in 
  

   the 
  fight 
  put 
  black 
  paint 
  on 
  their 
  faces. 
  

  

  Occasionally 
  the 
  wives 
  of 
  a 
  few 
  of 
  the 
  men 
  accompanied 
  a 
  large 
  war 
  

   party. 
  They 
  assisted 
  in 
  the 
  care 
  of 
  the 
  moccasins 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  cooking. 
  

   The 
  women 
  of 
  a 
  war 
  party 
  were 
  allowed 
  a 
  share 
  in 
  the 
  spoils 
  taken 
  

   because 
  they 
  had 
  borne 
  their 
  part 
  in 
  the 
  hardships 
  of 
  the 
  journey. 
  

  

  