84 THE OSAGK TRIBE [bth. ann. 3fi 



The Tsi'-zhu Great Division — Its Gentes 



1. Tsi'-zhu Wa-no", Elder Tsi'-zhu. 



2. Tse-do'-ga I-'-dse. Buffalo Bull Face. 

 .3. Mi-k'i"' Wa-no"", Eldor Sun Carrier. 



4. Ho"' 1-ni-ka-shi-ga. Night People. 



5. Xu-tha' Zhu-dse, Red Kagle. 



6. Tsi'-zhu We-ha-ge. The Last Tsi'-zhu. 



7. Tse-tho'"-ka, Buffalo Back. 



B. Ni'-ka Wa-ko^-da-gi, Men of Mystery. 



C. Tho'xe, Buffalo Bull (archaic). 



Hon'-ga Great Division 

 Wa-zha'zhe Subdivision — Its Gentes 



1. Wa-zha'-zhe Wa-no", Elder Wa-zha'-zhe. 



2. Wa-ke'-stse-dae, Typha Lati/olia. 



3. Wa-zha'-zhe fka. White Wa-zha'-zhe. 



4. Po^'-ka Wa-shta'-ge, Peace Po"'-ka. 



5. Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga, Deer People. 



6. E-no"' Mi^-dse-to", Bow People. 



7. Ga-tsiu, Turtle with Serrated Tail. 



A. HC^-ga U-ta-no°-dsi, Isolated Hc'-ga. 



no"'-ga Subdiiision—Its Gentes 



1. Ho^'-ga A-hiu-to", Winged Hoi^'-ga. 



2. Wa-?a'-be, Black Bear. 



3. I^-gthC'-ga, Puma. 



4. Mo'^-ge Ba-tse, Metal Bunched. 



5. O'-pxo", Elic. 



6. MC'-shko", Crawfish. 



7. I'-ba-tse Ta-dse, Wind People. 



When the No°'-ho''-zhi''-ga has come to order the Xo'-ka recites 

 the No°'-zhi°-zho" Wi-gi-e, The Wi'-gi-e of the Vigil. (Referred 

 to on pp. 70, 71.) This wi'-gi-e is in three parts, each one relating 

 to a mystical revelation during the vigil. The first part bears the 

 subtitle Mo''-tlii°'-the-do"-ts'a-ge, He-Who-Becomes-Aged-Wliile-yet- 

 Travelmg (a Pelican) (fig. 4); the second part is called Ho°'-ga Wa- 

 gthi°-ts'a-ge. The- Very-Aged-Eagle ; the third part is the Mo°'-(;;e 

 Wi'-gi-e, The Metal Wi'-gi-e. The third wi'-gi-e indicates a foreign 

 influence, the substitution of steel needles or awls as scarifiers in 

 place of the wing-bones of the pelican and eagle. 



Wl'-GI-E OF THE ChIEf'.S ViGIL 



PART I. VI.SION OP THE AGED PELICAN 



(Osage version, p. 310: literal translation, p. 470) 



1. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



2. The Wa-zha'-zhe, a people who possess seven fireplaces, were 



gathered together. 



3. One of the Wa-zha'-zhe (of the Po^'-ka gens) 



4. Fell into deep meditation (upon his future course). 



