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was. And then all of them went toward the chief's lodge. They 

 walked as chiefs, all four of them. The four of them went there. 

 The chief's lodge was an oval lodge, and there they entered. 



The Snake clansman was the one appointed to get the food. He 

 went after the food. It was an Eagle-people feast. Two fish the 

 Snake clansman brought, and with these the Eagle chief gave a feast. 

 The Deer clan acted as attendants. Thus they ate the fish. And 

 when they were finished with the eating, on either side, they left 

 the head and the tail of the fish. This they left of their meal. "And 

 if we have a dog we will call him Leaves-Jish-on-hoth-ends," they 

 said. Then they sat down. As they were sitting some one peeped 

 in. It was the dog. Only his nose he stuck in. Then they said, 

 "Whose nose does it look like?" So the chief spoke. "If we ever 

 have a dog and if we wish to keep it permanently, Mfhose-nose-does- 

 it-look-like, we will call it. 



Then all of a sudden their bodies began to be different and their 

 feathers began to look as if they were worn off. They were about 

 to enter the chief's lodge. Then the chief passed the fire to the 

 Deer clan and when they were through the lodge was purified with 

 the incense of smoking cedar leaves. Then again into the very long 

 lodge they entered. This was at Red Banks. Then the upper people 

 taught the lower people the things to make them good. Thus Earth- 

 maker ordained everything, and as he ordered, so it was. That is 

 the way they were. Holy they were. And all (of my clan 1) lived 

 as chiefs. This is all that I was taught. 



CLAN .SONGS 



First song 



The blue flame they caused to start. 

 The Iilue flame they caused to start. 

 The blue flame they caused to start. 

 The blue flame they caused to start. 



Second song 



The fire they started. 

 The fire they started. 

 The fire they started. 

 The fire they started. 



Eagle and Pigeon Clans 



No information was obtained about either of these clans. The 

 Pigeon clan has been extinct for some time and only a few sur- 

 vivors of the Eagle clan are left. Neither of these clans seems ever 

 to have been of great importance. They had war bundles and an 

 Eagle feast is mentioned. 



