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CHILD-NAMING RITE 141 



Xu-tha'-to°-ga, Big-eagle. 



Xu-tha'-ts'a-ge, Aged-eagle. The eagle is a symbol of old age. 



(In the Tha'-ta-da gens of the Omaha tribe.) 

 Xu-tha'-wa-shu-she, Brave-eagle. 

 Zhi°-ga'-wa-9a. (Meaning obscure.) 

 Zho'"-no°-gu-ge, Bends-the- tree- top. Refers to the bending of the 



treetop by the weight of the eagle as he alights. 



Female 



Hi°'-ga-mo°-ge, Feathers-blown-by-the-wind. Refers to the drop- 

 ping of the downy feathers as the eagle rises to fly. 

 Mi'-9o''-e, White-sun. 

 No°'-ko''-5c-wi°. (Meaning obscure.) 



Pa'-?i-hi, Brown-head. Refers to the brown head of the eagle. 

 Xu-tha'-mi, Eagle-woman. 

 Xu-tha'-mi-tse-xi, Sacred-eagle-woman. 

 Xu-tha-tsa-wi°, Eagle-woman. 



O'-po'' (Elk) Gens 



MALE 



He'-5o°-ho", White-horns. Son of Mo"'-ge-ga-be and Xu-tha'-da- 



wi". 

 Ho^'-mo^-ga. (Meaning obscure.) 

 Ho^'-mo^-ga. Son of Ki'-mo^-ho" and Tho'-ta-a-ga. 

 Ho°'-mo''-5a, also Mi-xo'-zhi°-ga. (Not Ni'-ki-e.) Husband of 



Mo°'-gi-tse-xi of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Ho^'-mo^-ga. Son of Ho°'-mo°-ga and Mo^'-gi-tse-xi. 

 I'-e-gka-wa-the, Giver-of-speech. (A name of the I°-gtho°'-ga 



gens.) 

 Ki'-mo°-ho°, Against-the-wind. Refers to the habit of the elk of 



facing the wind when feeding. (In the We'-zhi^-shte gens of the 



Omaha tribe.) Husband of Tho'-ta-a-ga of the Ni'-ka-wa-ko°- 



da-gi gens. 

 Mo°'-ge-ga-be, Black-breast. Refers to the black hair on the 



breast of the elk. (In the We'-zhi"-shte gens of the Omaha 



tribe.) Husband of Xu-tha'-da-wi" of the Mi-k'i°' gens. 

 Mo"-!"' -ka-zhi°-ga, Little-clay. Refers to the four different colored 



clays given by the crawfish to the people for ceremonial use. 



(See section 25 of the Ni'-ki-e ritual, 3Gth Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. 



Ethn.) Son of Ki-mo°-ho° and Tho'-ta-a-ga. 

 Mo°-zho°'-ga-xe, Earth-maker. From the mythical story of the elk 



separating the waters from the earth, making it habitable for the 



people. (See pp. 165 to 169, 36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn.) 



Son of Ki'-mo°-ho° and Tho'-ta-a-ga. 

 0-pa', Andrew. Son of Pa-hiu'-gthe-zhe of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga 



gens. 



