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3. Ka'-zhi°-ga. Ni-u°'-tsi-gthe, Rumbling-in-the-distance. Refers 

 to the low rumbling of the thunder in an approaching storm. 

 Also IIu'-to°-nio°-i'', Roars-as-he-comes. 



DAUGHTERS 



1. Mi'-na. Gthe-do°'-mi-tse-ga, New-hawk-woman. Refers to the 



reconsecration of the symbolic hawk. 



2. Wi'-he. Tho'-ta-a-ga. (Meaning obscure.) 



3. Ci'-ge. Gthe-do^'-wi^-zhi^-ga, Little-hawk-woman. Refers to 



the smallest of the hawks. 



OTHER NAMES 



Male 



A'-gthi-he-the, Returns-to-his-place. Refers to the returning of the 

 symbolic hawk to its place after a ceremony. 



A'-ki-da-ga-hi-ge, Chief-protector. Title of one of the protectors of 

 the chiefs. 



Ba'-giu-to^-ga, Big-hail. 



Qe'-ga-gi-da, Returns-trotting. 



Gthe-do'"-5ka, White-hawk. (Ksho°-ga name.) Son of No^'-ka- 

 to-ho and Xu-tha'-da-wi° of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 



Gthe-do-'-gka. Husband of Mi'-ga-sho^-i" of the Po""-ka Wa- 

 shta-ge gens. 



Gthe-do°'-5ka. Son of Gthe-do^'-gka and Mi'-ga-sho°-i". 



Gthe-do°'-5ka. Son of We-to°'-ha-i"-ga and Ho°-be'-do-ka. 



Gthe-do"'-5ka. Son of No""-pe-wa-the and Ho°'-ga-wi". 



Gthe-do^'-tse-ga, New-hawk. (I"-gtho°' name.) 



Gthe-do°'-tsi-e, Hawk-passing-by. Refers to a hawk attacking its 

 prey. Son of To°'-wo°-ga-she and Xu-tha'-da-wi". 



Gthi-no°'-zhi°, Returns-and-stands. Refers to the return of the 

 war-hawk after a successful attack upon the enemy. 



Ke-no°'-xu-xe, Cracks-the-turtle-with-his-foot. 



Ke'-tha-mo°-i°, Clear-day-approaching. Refers to the oncoming of 

 the clear sky after a thunderstorm. 



Ki-xi'-tha-ba-zhi, Self-confident. Refers to the warlike spirit of this 

 gens. 



Mi-ka'-wa-da-i°-ga, Playful-raccoon. 



Mi-ka'-zhi"-ga, Little-raccoon. 



Mi-tsiu'-zhi^-ga, Little-grizzly-bear. 



Mo°-ge'-gi, Yellow-breast. A swallow. A bird that is closely asso- 

 ciated with thunderstorms. 



Mo°-xpi'-mo°-i", Traveling-cloud. (In the I''-shta'-5o"-da gens of 

 the Omaha tribe.) 



Ni-zhiu'-ga-ge, Violent-rain. 



Ni-zhiu'-mo"-i", Traveling-rain. 



Ni-zhiu'-to"-ga, Big-rain. 



