THK WARPATH. SKCONO SPEECH 



We have come tlm.s far, my brothers. The land about us is truly 

 our own. On my way hither I have slackened speed but four times. 

 Th(> trail led to the white reed, with whirh I made four passes down- 

 ward, but there were four layers of earth and I could not reach them 

 all. I made four passes upward, but there were four layers of sky 

 and 1 could not reach them all. I stood in the center of the world and 

 looked about me. To the westward extended this black trail as far as 

 the base of the black reed. I made four passes downward and four 

 passes upward as before. Again I returned and stood in the middle of 



la-ataAa tcu-utcka naiuika tcoi-ikam nyi-imik(i). Kavaot nyu 



We have come vtirious classes relatives. It was me 



tcuwrtiika kontak kuirsk iui kukiAak im aai nyunhak tcLin nyui. 



land that steppe<l on in sUuhI in looking around then saw. 



Im sialik woi kus toa han(y) tcukrsantalik katc kont lak iiitk' 



In east toward kind of white my ' drawn line lay I that after 



am ki-ik p'tcukak ap tcu-umti-ak term nyDik ap rsant ap kuk 



there four eoming there covered then saw there base there stand 



krs toaha vapk'. Kont ap rsant ap mawoak Im koavit ittikio 



kind of white reed. I wa-s there base there reach in down strip 



kait tcuwtrj ki-ik ap utam katc kak am pia-is kontak am 



this land four there on top of lay this there not ricli I was there 



another 



pihckaitcotk am tcux itakio kait tamkatcim ki-ik ap utam katc 



mistaken there bound .strip this atwve laying four there on top of lay 



another 



kak am pia-is kontak am pihukaitcotk' am opam hap intcok im 



this there not rich I was there mistaken there homeward that went as in 



before 



tcuwu) s Utaf kukiwoa. Am aai nyunhak tcum nyuik im ho^inj'ik 



land center stand. There look m various then ' -saw in west 



directions 



woi kus tcok nyu tcokrsantalik katc. Kont huk iiitk am 



toward kind of black my drawn line lay. I was that after there 



ki-ik p'tcukak ap tcu-uma-ak tcum nyuik ap rsant ap kuk 



four going there there covered then saw there base there stand 



kus tcok vapk'. Kont ap rsant ap mawoak im koavit itsikio 



kind of black reed. I was there base there reach in down strip 



kait tcuwu} ki-ik ap utam katc kak am pia-is kontak am 



this land four there on top of lay this there not rich I was there 



another 



pihukaitcotk' am tcuxitakio kait tamkatcim ki-ik ap utam katc 



mistaken there bound strip this above laying four there on top of lay 



another 



kak am pia-is kontak am pihukaitcotk' am opam hap intcok 



this there not rich 1 was there mistaken there homeward that went as 



bef..re 



a-ai nyunhak tcum nyuik 



in various directions then saw 



looking 



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