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(laisonhe.-*" Thence go southward again and you will come to Nit- 

 gawenosatieha,-" where the Djinonhsanon -*- people live. Just be- 

 yond Nitgawenosatieha you will find Tgawenogwen,-*' where the 

 Onowehda -** people dwell. Be sure to notify all the people on these 

 islands. Then go toward the east and you will reach a lai'ge island, 

 on which you will find the Djisdaah people; this island is called 

 Djisdaah Tgawenot.^*^ Thence go northward and then return here 

 as soon as possible. Do not delay on the way." These were the 

 instructions of Tsodiqgwadon. Haiwanenqgwi, answering, " Very 

 well," started westward. 



When he came to the end of the eaith at the west he remarked 

 to himself, "What shall I do to reach Gahsgwaa Tgawenot ? " ^*'' 

 Then he quickly assumed the form of a snake, and, going into the 

 water, swam about half way to the island, when loud thunder and vivid 

 lightnings made him halt, whereupon he said, " I think that Hinon 

 wants to kill me, so I will change myself into a Hahnowa." As soon 

 as he had become a Hahnowa, Hinon stopped his thrcatenings, and 

 the sky cleared off, and everything became as bright as ever. He 

 reached the Gahsgwaa Tgawenot, or Stone Island, when he again 

 assumed the form of a man. Going on, he met a person to whom he 

 said. "I have come to notify your people that we are going to have 

 a great council at Broken Land 10 days from now." " Well, where 

 is your wampum?" he was asked. "I have none," said Haiwan- 

 enqgwi, who asked in turn, " Where is your chief?" " Go westward," 

 he was told. " and you will come to a large opening in the rocks — 

 there you will find our chief." He came to this opening, and on 

 looking in, saw a very old man sitting there. As soon as he stopped 

 at the edge of the opening, the old man, looking up, said, " What 

 do you want here? " Haiwanenqgwi replied, " I have come to notify 

 you that our people will hold a great council at Broken Land, and 

 that our head chief sends for you to come there in 10 days from 

 now." "Very well, I will come with all my people," answered the 

 old man. 



As-suming the form of a Hahnowa, Haiwanenqgwi now went over 

 the water until he came to the next island, which was called Othe- 

 gwenhda Tgawenot. Here he assumed the form of a man, and 

 going to the chief, whose name was Hoonkgowanen,-*' he said, " I 

 have come to invite you to a great council, which is to be held at 

 Broken Land in 10 days." The chief replied, "Very well; we will 

 be there on time." 



Then Haiwanenqgwi, again assuming the form of a Hahnowa, 

 went over the water to Oosah Tgawenot.-*" At this place he found 

 Sha3'ades,-*' the chief of the people who dwelt there. To him Haiwan- 

 enqgwi gave the invitation to be at the great council at Broken Land 

 in 10 days, and then he went on to Nitgawenosatieha. Soon he met 

 some men who took him to their chief, whose name was Deanohs- 



