HEWITT] MYTH OF THE EARTH-GRASPER 607 



Wait clan, and also our Sister clans in series, say that in the first place 

 we \\"ill call him by the name of Ho'mgo°'heowa'ne'". And the reason 

 that we "wall continue to say this is that, verily, no one else was able to 

 do those things which he has done for us. And that our grandchildren 

 will keep them in reverence. And, moreover, we shall confirm the 

 matter by the Ceremony of Adonwa (Chanting) ; and the next thing to 

 do is that we shall shout thrice and we will greet him repeatedly with 

 thanksgivings for completing the work that will enable us to think 

 and to live in peace for the future, the end of which we do not presum- 

 ably know. " 



Now at that time all confirmed these propositions, and then they 

 caused the Young Man to stand in the midst of the assembly. Now at 

 that time the Eldest Man of the Wolf kind of clan stood up and said, 

 "This Young Man standing here has completed the entire system of 

 rules which will govern the assembly of people present here. And, 

 moreover, should the mind of anyone, no matter who it may be, that 

 will i-esolve to speak of him, that person shall customarily call him 

 Ho'nigo'"heowa'ne"', His-Mind-is-Great. Moreover, it is not a cer- 

 tam thing that he shall continue traveling about for a long time on the 

 earth; and it may be that it wUl thus come to pass that some kind of 

 subject will indicate (rerjuire) him, it may be necessarily, perhaps, 

 then one, verily, shall say at once, 'Now let His-Mind-is-Great learn 

 about this thing here.' Thus one shall do. Now, then, all keep in 

 remembrance His-Mind-is-Great, I said." 



Now at that time he, the Wolf, said, "Now, then, I confirm what 

 matters His-Mind-is-Great has done for us. Now, then, I will chant. 

 Now at that time he sang, and now the entire body of people uttered 

 the vocal accompaniment, "liiu, liiu." And when he had finished 

 the song the most aged man of the Deer kmd of clan again arose and 

 said, "Now, since in his place my Cousin has confirmed the matter, 

 now then I, too, will confirm the proposition. And then I will greet with 

 repeated thanksgivings His-Mmd-is-Great (Ho'nigo'"heowa'ne°') for 

 what he has done for us. And also I will greet him with repeated 

 thanksgivings whose power is great and who completed our natures, 

 Shong^vadeyennuk'da. And presumably it is he, verily, who gave the 

 mind and also the power. And now we, all of us, have obtained 

 peace and health. Now then I will confirm the proposition, and I 

 will chant the Adonwa." Now at that time he sang, and the entire 

 body of people uttered the vocal accompaniment "hiu, hiu," and 

 also the women rhythmically clapped their hands. He finished the song 

 and then he said, "Now, then, let all stand up, and that act means 

 that all confirm the matter; and also let all hold up the hands, and the 

 reason for this is that we shall thus do because there is the chief 

 place, the sky is where he who completed our natures, Shongwade- 

 yennuk'da, abides. And, moreover, when you and I stand up then 

 will we alli shout thrice." 



