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gwis.^^" Having given him the invitation, the chief accepted it, say- 

 ing, " We will go to the council." 



Haiwanenqgwi next went to Tgaweiiogwen.-'' Changing himseli' 

 into Onowehda,-'*^ he stood around for a time, hut, not seeing anyone, 

 mused to himself: "When shall I he ahle to see these people? It 

 must be that I have missed the place." But as he stood waiting, 

 some of- the people appeared. He learned that they dwelt in the 

 ground, and that their chief's name was Hononhengwen.-^^ On re- 

 ceiving the invitation, the chief promised in the name of his people 

 to go to the great council at Broken Land. 



Then Haiwanenqgwi went to Ganehdaiikhon Tgahadayen -''* Tga- 

 wenot, where the Degatengowa ^°^ people lived. There he saw one of 

 the men standing in the air, at which he wondered what he was stand- 

 ing there for, concluding at last that this man must be possessed of the 

 most powerful orenda to be found on the island. Soon a person came 

 to him and conducted him to the chief, to whom he announced the 

 invitation to the great council at Broken Land. The name of this 

 chief was Henhgadji.-'^" The invitation was willingly accepted. 



Haiwanenqgwi now went to Djisdaah Tgawenot,^''' where the Djis- 

 daah people lived. There he assumed the form of one of these people. 

 Having met a man. he said to him, "I have come to notify you of a 

 great council to be held in 10 days at Broken Land." But the man 

 told him that he must go to the chief. " Well, take me to him, 

 then," he replied. "(Jo straight ahead," was the answer; "you will 

 find the lodge yourself, for 1 can not go with you." So Haiwanenqgwi 

 went along farther and soon came to a lodge in, which sat an old num. 

 large and solemn in appearance; this was the Djisdaah chief. When 

 he drew near, the old man, raising his head, said "' Well, what news 

 do you bring?" "I bring an important message to you and your 

 people," he answeretl. " Oh ! wait then. Let me get some tobacco 

 and light my pipe." -^^ So saying, he took a large bunch of oak 

 leaves — these were his tobacco — and. beginning to chew them, he said, 

 " Now, I am ready to listen to your message." Thereupon Haiwan- 

 en(]gwi gave him the invitation to the great council. The chief, 

 whose name was Hodehondasiowanen,-''^ said, " We will be there at 

 the appointed time." 



Haiwanen()gwi then ran homeward all night, reaching Broken 

 Land in the morning. Once there he declared. " I have now visited 

 all the peoples on the earth." But Tsodiqgwadon asked, " Have you 

 visited Gaa.syendiet'ha -™ yet ? " " No, I do not know where he lives," 

 he replied. " You must, however, go to him. Bring me an arrow," 

 said Tsodi(]gwadon. The arrow having been brought, Tsodiqgwadon 

 split the head, and after making Haiwanenqgwi small, placed him in 

 the head and clo.sed it. fastening it securely. Then Tsodiqgwadon 

 said to the arrow : " I want you to go to the place where Gaasyendie- 

 t'ha dwells. There you will find a Great Rock of white chert or Hint, 



