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brightest and bravest of the Chickasaw. Their name refers to the Mississippi 
River, which is called saktatd"fa. In the tribal camp their place is at the centre 
of the north side, east of the dividing line between the groups. 
(2) Imosaktea”, “their hickory chopping.” This clan stands in very high 
esteem, the men being known as great fighters. They are said to have walked 
from Mississippi to Indian Territory during the removal. 
(3) Inkobukee, “their hump,” referring to the hump of a large game animal. 
They are great hunters. 
(4) Hataqanani®, “fish person.’ They are expert fishermen and trade in 
fish. 
(5) Inteukapdata, “ their neighborhood.” 
Incaktcakdafa, “ they are crawfish.” They are very bright and active people. 
Inpitea"hatedha, “their cornerib high.” They are signally industrious in 
agriculture. 
The clans of the Intecukwalipa group are as follows: 
(1) Inkini, “they are skunks.” They are the leading clan of this group, 
having the position opposite the Insaktaté"fa at the north side of the camp 
square. They are hunters and eat skunks. 
(2) I*yatkacdé, “they are dung people.”” From this clan the prophet of the 
group is chosen. 
(8) Inteicawdaya, “their post oak bends.”” They were known by their habit 
of living under the trees. 
Intcikakolofa, “ their house cut off,” meaning that they lived only in broken 
houses or parts of houses. 
Inteiskilikkobdfa, “their blackjack (oak) broken off,” meaning that they 
dwelt under blackjack oaks. 
Intcikwazipa, “their house worn out.’”’ These last three are the meanest of all. 
The accompanying sketch [fig. 3] shows arrangement of camp square. 
. .. The list given above does not assume to be complete, nor is the order 
of precedence very strictly recognized to-day, after the first three names in each 
group. Matters of this sort are rapidly disintegrating among the Chickasaw. 
The clans of each group are in close alliance with each other, being, however, 
exogamic without regard to their group. 
The agreements and disagreements in these lists are largely ex- 
plained by the fact that three different sorts of associations existed 
in Chickasaw society: (1) A dual division, (2) totemic subdivisions 
or clans, and (3) a great number of cantonal or local groups, usually 
bearing names descriptive of some natural object or feature. The 
towns were distinct from all of these. 
The dual division is recognized by Copeland and Speck, but School- 
craft’s informant and Gibbs seem to have missed it. It is clearly 
remembered by some of the living Chickasaw, however, and there can 
be no question regarding it. It is a curious fact that Copeland, 
Speck, and the writer each obtained a different set of names for the 
two moieties. The terms used by Copeland, “ Panther Phratry ” 
and “Spanish Phratry,” are derived from clans on the respective 
sides; those obtained by Speck (Imosaktca" and Inteukwaxipa) are 
taken in a similar manner from local or house groups; while those 
which I secured, Tcukilissa, “ empty or abandoned house,” and Tcuka 
