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family, than we have. In present-day theory the exogamous prin- 

 ciple seems to have disappeared. Even Lucinda with her intimate 

 Orai'bi affiliations was quite unaware of it. It seemed as natural to 

 her for Birnin couples to belong to the same Corn group as for 

 Isletan. Nor did Lucinda see any difference, by the way, between 

 Isletan and Laguna "peoples"; i. e., Corn group or clan, except in 

 the matter of secretiveness. "When you go to old Laguna, first thing 

 they ask you is what hano (people; i. e., clan) you belong to. If to 

 theirs, they want to wash you (referring to the rite of head washing 

 practiced on adoption or initiation). But we don't tell them." No 

 better evidence than this of the ceremonial and hence secret nature 

 of the Isletan Corn group compared with the nonceremonial and hence 

 revealable nature of the Keresan clan. 



As for Juan Abeita, my chief informant, he knew no more of Keresan 

 clanship principles than of the Keresan tongue, and the Birnin all 

 belonged, he insisted, both to the Isletan moieties and to the Com 

 groups. In other words, he felt that the immigrants had been com- 

 pletely assimilated into those major parts of the Isletan social 

 organization. 



On the secular government at Orai'bi Lucinda and Abeita were in 

 disagreement. Abeita asserted that the secular offices of governor 

 and teniente which the iinimgi-ants had at first maintained had of 

 recent years lapsed; whereas Lucinda was positive that the offices 

 were still filled and she named the officers of the year (1926) ; governor, 

 Pedro Torre (s), son of Santiago Torres, the immigrant and sometime 

 governor (List II, 20);-' teniente, Sen Chave(s), the son of Maria 

 Ts'uku', daughter of Juan Pedro, the immigrant (List II, 25, 

 26); Jos6 Chave(s), son of Jos^ Mariano Churina, the immigrant 

 (List II, 15); and sheriff, Tomasi Chiwiwi, an Isletan married to the 

 daughter of Jose and Jesusita Churian, immigrants (List II, 17, 

 18). I am for crediting Lucinda's account. Pablo Abeita is said 

 to "hate the Laguna people," wanting "to cut their ways." He 

 is opposed to their having their own officers. Consequently his 

 adherent, Juan Abeita, in characteristic Pueblo fashion, denied their 

 existence. 



On the other hand, he, and not Lucinda, as ever secretive about 

 ceremonial matters, was informing about the Ora'ibi war captains, 

 town chief, kacliina cult, and medicine men. There are three war 

 captains and, in choosing them, as in Isleta, moiety representation 

 is considered — one year, two Black Eyes and one shure', the next 

 year, two shure' and one Black Eyes. These officers act in general 

 with the six Isletan war captains. In turn, the colonists ask for the 

 services of the Isletan Grandfathers (te'en),the moiety masked clowns, 

 as watchmen for their kachina dances. 



" Jos6 Rita (List U, 11) was the first governor at Orai'bi. 



