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2. P-gthC'-ga; Puma. 



Hi°-wa'-xa-ga; The Porcupine. Sho'-ka. 



3. 0'-pxo°; Elk. 



Ta He Sha-be; Dark-homed Deer. Sho'-ka. 



4. Mo°'-i°-ka-ga-xe; Maker-of-the-Earth. 



5. Ho^'-gaGthe-zhe; The-Mottled-Sacred-One (the unmature golden 



eagle). 



6. Xu-tha', Eagle (The adult golden eagle). 



7. Ho°'-ga Zhi"-ga; The Little-Sacred-One. 



I'-ba-tse Ta-dse; The-Gathering-of- the- Winds. Sho'ka. 



Gentes of the Tsi'-zhu Great Division 



1. Tsi'-zhu Wa-no°; Elder Tsi'-zhu, or Wa-ko-'-da No"-pa-bi; The- 



God-Who-is-Feared-by-All. Refers to its Ufe symbol, the Sun. 

 Wa-ba'-xi; The-Awakeners. Refers to its office of urging the 

 messengers to prompt action. Sho'-ka. 



2. 5i°'-dse A-gthe; Wearers-of-Symbohc-Locks. 



Sho°'-ge Zho-i-ga-the; Dog-People. Refers to its life-symbol, 

 the dog star. The name Sho°'-ge includes coyotes, gray 

 wolves, and all other Idnds of dogs. Sho'-ka. 



3. Pe'-to" To°-ga Zho-i-ga-the; Great-Craue-People. 



Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge; The-Gentle-Tsi'-zhu. Refers to its office 

 of Peacemaker. 



4. Tse-do'-ga I°-dse; Buffalo-Bull-Face-People. Related to the Tsi'- 



zhu Wa-no°. 

 Tse-a'-ko", corruption of Tse-tho°'-ka; Buffalo-Back. Sho'-ka. 



5. Mi-k'i°' Wa-no°; Carriers-of-the-Sun-and-Moon. Refers to its life 



symbols, all the heavenly bodies. 



6. Ho"' Zho-i-ga-the; Night-People. Refers to its life symbol, the 



Night. 



Ta-pa' Zho-i-ga-the; Deer-head or Pleiades People. Sho'ka. 



7. Tsi'-zhu].U-thu-ha-ge; The-Last-Tsi'-zhu, or the last in the order. 



The Tsi' Ha-shi (Those- Who- Were-Last-to-Come) 



A Ni'-ka Wa-ko''-da-gi; Men of Mystery, or Thunder People. 



Xo°'-dse Wa-tse; Cedar Star. Sho'-ka. 

 B Tho'xe; Bufifalo Bull (archaic name for the buffalo bull). 



SACRED FIREPLACES 



The three groups of seven gentes each are spoken of as: The 

 Wa-zha'-zhe, who poss&ss seven fireplaces; The Ho°'-ga, who possess 

 seven fireplaces; The Tsi'-zhu, who possess seven fireplaces. All of 

 these 21 fireplaces are war fireplaces, for the people of these three 

 groups were organized as military bodies for defensive purposes. At 



