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6. Ho°' Zho-i-ga-the; Night-People. Refers to the life symbol of the 



gens, 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 sequen- 



tial order of the Tsi'-zhu gentes. 



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



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



Xo°'-dse Wa-tse. Meaning uncertain; it is said that it prob- 

 ably refers to the office of keepers of all the Wa-tse, or war 

 honors. Sho'-ka. 



B. Tho'-xe; Buffalo-bull (archaic name for the buffalo bull). These 



two gentes are joint keepers of the Hawk War-symbols. 



Wa'-tse-tsi or Po^'-ka Wa-shta-ge 



Names ceremonially bestowed on each of the first three sons and 

 on each of the first three daughters born to a Wa'-tse-tsi man and 

 his wife. As given by No^'-xe-gka-zhi, a member of the gens: 



BOYS 



1. f-gtho"' name, Wa-gi'-gta. Meaning uncertain. 



2. Ksho°'-ga name, Wa'-tse-mo"-i°, Star-that-travels. 



3. Ka'-zhi^-ga name, Ni-ga'-to-xe, Water-splasher. 



GIRLS 



1. Mi'-na name, Ho^-be'-do-ka, Wet-moccasins. 



2. Wi'-he name, Wa-to^-i-ga-e, meaning uncertain, or Mi'-ga-sho^-e, 



Sun-that- travels. 



3. A-5i°'-ga name, Gia'-5o"-ba, meaning uncertain. 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



Ga-gka', meaning uncertain. Son of Xu-tha'-da-wi°, Tsi'-zhu Wa- 

 shta-ge and Po^'-ka-zhi^-ga, Po°-ka Wa-shta-ge. 

 Ga-gka, meaning uncertain. Son of Tho"'-dse-to°-ga, Wa'-tse-tsi, 



and Xu-tha'-da-wi°, Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge. 

 Gi-thi-ko"-bi, One-for-whom-they-make-way. (In the Tha'-ta-da 



gens of the Omaha tribe.) Husband of Mo^'-gi-tse-.xi, Tsi'-zhu 



Wa-shta-ge. 

 Gtha-i-gtho"-thi''-ge, meaning uncertain. Son of Tho°'-dse-to''-ga, 



Wa'-tse-tsi and Xu-tha'-da-wi°, Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge. 

 Gthe-do'"-wa-ko°-tha, Attacking-hawk. (Tho'-xe name.) Refers 



to the aggressive character of the bird. Son of Tsi'-zhu-a-ki-pa 



and Ho''-be'-do-ka, Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga. 



