156 THE OSAGE TRIBE 



(eTH. ANN. 43 



Ni'-ka-tho°-ba, Two-men. 



Pe'-dse-mo"-!", Fire-walker. Refers to tlie finding of the red bear, 

 the life symbol of this gens. He was found walking in the night, 

 a light like that of fire shining from his breast. Husband of 

 We'-tsi°-thu-9a of the Ho°'-ga U-ta-no°-dsi gens. 



Sho'-dse, Smoke. Refers to the duty of this gens to light the cere- 

 monial pipe. Son of Ni'-ka-a-ki-ba-no" and Gthe-do''-wi°-tse-xi. 



We'-ga-ba-zhi. (Meaning obscure.) Son of Ni'-ka-a-ki-ba-no° and 

 Gthe-do °'-wi °-tse-xi . 



Xo^'-dse-u-moM", Walks-among-cedars. Refers to the habit of the 

 bears. Husband of Xu-tha'-wi" of the Ho^'-ga gens. 



Female 



E-no^'-a-bi, Only-one-seen-by-all. Refers to the sun. Wife of 



A-hiu-zhi°-e of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Ho'"-do°-wa-k'u, Woman-of-the-night. 

 Mi-do°'-be, Sees-the-sun. Daughter of Ni'-ka-a-ki-ba-no° and Mi'- 



tse-xi, Mi'-na-the-favorite. (In I°-ke'-5a-be gens of the Omaha 



tribe.) Wife of Tha-giu'-e of the I'-ba-tse gens. 

 Mi'-tse-xi. Wife of Gthe-do "'-mo °-ge of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge 



gens. 

 Mi'-tse-xi. Daughter of Tho'-ta-a-ga of the Ni'-ka-wa-ko^-da-gi 



gens, wife of Ki'-mo^-ho" of the 0'-po° gens. 

 Mi'-tse-xi. Wife of Thi-hi'-bi of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Ni'-ka-shi-tsi-the. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Chi-zhe'-wa-the of 



the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Wa-ga'-be-wi°, Black-bear-woman. Refers to the symbol of the 



Black Bear gens of the Tsi'-zhu division. (Lucy H. Bangs.) 



The following are special kinship terms and personal names of the 

 first three sons and the first three daughters in a family of this gens, 

 as given by Ho'"-mo°-i°, a member. This man told the following 

 story of the origin of this gens: 



When the Ho°' I-ni-ka-shi-ga, People of the Night, were made they 

 had fire. They wandered about upon the earth, but saw no people. 

 At the beginning of day, when night had passed, they suddenly came 

 upon the Tsi'-zhu Wa-no°, a warlike people. The Ho"' I-ni-ka-shi-ga 

 offered their services to these strangers, which were accepted. The 

 Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" gave to the Ho"' I-ni-ka-shi-ga the office of Sho'-ka, 

 which carried with it the duty of filling the ceremonial pipe and light- 

 ing it with the mystic fire of the People of the Night. 



SONS 



1. P-gtho"'. Ilo^'-mo^-i", Traveling-night. 



2. Ksho°'-ga'. Sho'-dse, Smoke. Referring to the sacred fire. 



.3. Ka'-zhi^-ga. Ta-ko'"-i°-ge, No-sinews. The black bear are said 

 to have no sinew. 



