604 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



about from place to place, and that, moreover, the babies (cubs) 

 in so far as they are concerned continually remain at home. And, 

 moreover, it should result in good that she, the Ancient One, shall 

 recross the Coimcil Fire. And, moreover, that on one certain side 

 of the Council Fire there shall the ohwachLra of the Bear kind of 

 clans abide." At that side then he said, "You did rightly in what 

 you have done. Now, moreover, in the next place do you cause 

 that one to recross the Council Fire." At that time they caused 

 that ohwachira of the Bear kind of clan to recross the Council Fire. 

 Now at that time they, the Ancient Ones, said, "Now, we have 

 completed the matter. Wliat thing, moreover, shall come to pass 

 with regard to a single ohwachira on the other side of the river, 

 whom you faded to visit?" Now at that time the Young Man 

 said, "Go to, then; let her, the Ancient One, come hither." Now 

 at that time she came there and she took her stand beside him. 

 Now he said, "Is it thou who standest here whose person I forgot, 

 and I did not visit the place where thy ohwachira is?" Now she 

 said, "Verily, it is I. We, too, humbly were expecting thee to 

 arrive there, and we became anxious in our minds. " Now he said, 

 "What manner of thing didst thou do when thou didst arise when it 

 became day?" Now she said, "That, verily, when it became light 

 I went to dip water from the flowing stream. When I dipped up the 

 water then I returned thence. And when I was coming along near 

 by the place where we have our fiie kindled, then there, sitting on the 

 top of a piece of timber whereon was fLxed a case, there I saw a sharp- 

 shinned hawk. " Now he said, "Then, verily, thou art of the Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk kind of clan; moi'eover, that will be what people will 

 call thee and thy clan in the future, as thy ohwachira continues to 

 exist, and also thy grandchildren will continue to say, 'We are of the 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk kmd of clan. ' Now, then, the matter is com- 

 pleted. Moreover, it is now necessary that you all together give 

 attention to all things. Do you not forget what things you will 

 hear that I will speak. Indeed, you, Ancient Ones, are equally 

 charged with this matter; also it is needful that your children must 

 learn about the entire matter. Moreover, I will begin with you who 

 have come from the other side of the river. 



"In the first place, then, you who are of the Deer kind of clan, do 

 you never forget that clanship shall follow the ohwachira, and that 

 the women in their persons shall be rulers thereof. And the reason 

 that it shall thus come to pass is, indeed, that there in that place, in 

 the persons of the women, shall continue to be born (shall form 

 themselves continually) the human beings who are going to pause 

 a while here upon earth. And, moreover, you must give names to 

 all, and that all members of your ohwachira shall continue to have 

 names. 



