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CHILD-NAMING RITE 53 



The earth names given by Wa-tse'-mo"-i° of the Wa-§a'-be (Black 

 Bear) gens in his wi'-gi-es: 



1. Wa'-tse-gi-tsi, He-who-came-from-the-stars. 



2. Zhi^-ga'-ga-hi-ge, Young-chief. 



3. Wa'-tse-ga-hi-ge, Star-chief. 



4. Wa-tse'-ga-wa, Star-radiant. 



5. Wa-tse'-mo"-i°, Traveling-star. 



6. I'-e-gka-wa-the, He-speaks-clearly. 



7. Pa'-thi"-ho°-ga, The-sacred-stranger. 



8. Mi'-.xa-9ka, White-swan. 



9. Wa-zhi°'-ga-Qka, White-bird. 

 10. Mo"-sho°-?ka, Wliite-feather. 



The following earth names, not specifically mentioned by Wa- 

 xthi'-zhi, also appear in the wi'-gi-es recorded by himself and by 

 Wa-tse'-moM". These names are also regarded as sacred and are 

 ceremoniallj' bestowed upon the children of the Pmna and Black 

 Bear gentes: 



WA-XTHl'-ZHI 



1. Mo^'-hi^-gi-i-ba-btho-ga, Round-handled-knife. (36th Ann. 

 Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 206, line 1399.) 



2. Mo'"-hi°-ho°-ga, Sacred-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. 

 Ethn., p. 207, line 1424.) 



3. Mo°-hi°-zhu-dse, Red-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. 

 Ethn., p. 208, line 1439.) 



4. The fourth name given by Wa-xthi'-zhi (No°-be'-wa-ko°-da, 

 Mysterious-hand) does not appear in any of the wi'-gi-es given 

 either by himself or by Wa-tse'-mo°-i°. However, the Mysterious- 

 hand is spoken of by both of these men in their conversations con- 

 cerning the rites, and is referred to in some of the wi'-gi-es. (See 

 36th Ann. Rept., p. 230, lines 323 to 340.) The story of the Mys- 

 terious-hand, as told colloquially, is that when the people came from 

 the sky to the earth they had no weapons, but they killed animals by 

 moistening the index finger of the right hand with saliva and point- 

 ing it at them. This name is also bestowed ceremonially. 



wa-tse'-mo'^-i'^ 



1. Mi'"-tse-xi, Sacred-robe. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., 

 p. 235, line 510.) 



2. No'"-ka-dsi-wi°, Spine-woman. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. 

 Ethn., p. 235, line 512.) 



3. Tse'-pa'-ga-xe, Buffalo-head-maker. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. 

 Amer. Ethn., p. 235, line 518.) 



4. Mo°'-hi°-zhu-dse, Red-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. 

 Ethn., p. 237, line 573.) 



5. Mo°'-hi°-ho°-ga, Sacred-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. 

 Ethn., p. 237, line 576.) 



