412 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



When certain of the A'shiwi removed from To'wa j^al'lanne (Corn 

 mountain) to Shun'te*kiaya, situated near by, those who had Ijeen 

 initiated by the Corn clan of the Mu"kwe into It'sepcho danced in the 

 plaza in Shun'te^iaya in the presence of all their people. 



The director of the order held an unlig-hted torch and four red- 

 colored fluffy eagle plumes while he danced and called for the presence 

 of the Cougar of the North. Looking in that direction, he cried: 



'• Hai i, hai i, hai i, hai i, hai if and the 



cougar, hearing, obe3^ed the call. The director then tied one of the 

 plumes he held to the back of the cougar's neck, saying: "1 give you a 

 plume, and I pra}" vou will make intercession with the u'wannami (rain- 

 makers) for rain." Then the cougar returned whence he came. The 

 director called in like manner for the Bear of the West, and when the 

 bear appeared, he attached a plume to the back of his neck, begging 

 that he would intercede with the rain-makers for rain. Again he 

 danced and called upon the Badger of the South, and when the badger 

 appeared, he tied a plume to the back of his neck, asking that he would 

 intercede with the rain-makers. And on the badger's return to his 

 home the director called upon the White Wolf of the East, and 

 attaching a plume to the wolf's neck, asked that he would make inter- 

 cession with the rain-makers for rain. When the wolf returned to his 

 home the director transferred the unlighted torch from his left to his 

 right hand and danced. After a time he chewed some of the Corn 

 clan's medicine and lighted his torch b}^ blowing a strong breath of 

 medicine upon it. Extending the blazing brand toward the north, 

 he lighted a fire at a great distance, and a tire was made in the same 

 manner in the three other regions. The people, looking on, were 

 greatly anno3'ed, and after much discussion they decided that this man 

 and his followers were sorcerers. The director of the order of It'sep- 

 cho with his fellows were indignant at the accusation, and declared: 

 ''W^e are not sorcerers; our Mu"kwe fathers of the Corn clan taught 

 us this."* These A'shiwi were so offended that they left their people 

 and joined the Corn clan of the Mu''kwe. After the A'shiwi and the 

 Mu"kwe of the Corn clan had been together four yeais (time periods) 

 they traveled to where the other Mu"kwe had settled and built a vil- 

 lage on the most eastern of the three mesas, by the side of the pueblo 

 of Walpi. The A'shiwi named this village Shi'wona, after the village 

 of their own people that was built in the Middle place of the world." 

 During their stay with the people of the Corn clan the A'shiwi were 

 initiated further into the rites of the Little Fire fraternity. When the 

 A'shiwi returned to their people after their long absence they were 

 received with great ceremony, and the ceremonials of the Little Fire 

 fraternity were observed with the greatest interest. The above account 

 is generally believed, though a diflerent version is given bj^ some. It 



(I I'tiwanna was also called Shi'wona 



