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of specific clans in different villages. When on the warpath the 

 twofold division manifested itself in the arrangement of fireplaces, 

 so that the question to be resolved here is whether we can credit 

 the statements that this twofold division expressed itself in the 

 arrangement of the village, and, if it did, whether this was character- 

 istic of the whole tribe or only of parts of the tribe. That this was 

 true for part of the tribe can be accepted. Whether it was true 

 for the whole tribe, however, can not be definitely answered until 

 we know more of the Dhegiha and Tciwere. In the subsequent 

 discussion of the clan we will touch on this subject again. 



The twofold organization is reflected in the arrangement of the 

 fireplaces when on the warpath, each division having two fireplaces, 



Fiu. 34.— Plan of village according to John Rave, of Bear clan. A , Lodge of chief of tribe (Thunderbird 

 clan), if, Lodge of chief of Bear clan. C, Lodge of Warrior clan. D, Lodge of Buflalo clan. 



whose location is determined by the direction in which the party is 

 going. When going west, for instance, the two fireplaces for the 

 warjgeregi are on the south, and the two for the manegi on the north 

 side. However, when on the tribal move or huntijag, no indication 

 of the division exists. 



As the basis of ceremonial organization, we find the twofold di- 

 vision present only once — at the chief feast {hiujlc wo7m) , but as this 

 feast is to all intents and purposes a feast given by the bird clans 

 in general, there is really nothing surprising about its use. The 

 name huij^ wohq would seem to indicate that we are dealing simply 

 with a feast of the Thunderbird clan, and this indeed may have been 

 the case historically. HutjTc to-day, however, is frequently used to 

 indicate the iDaggeregi division. 



