1022 ZUNI KATCINAS [eth. ann. 47 



Ceremonies. — Always performed by Up^sanakwe after Ca'Iako, and 

 by them or others during summer and winter series. 



This dance belongs to uptsanawa kiva. They dance it after 

 Ca'Iako and in the summer rain dance series. It is a give-away dance. 

 They always bring lots of bread and other things to give to the people. 



The songs are in the Laguna language. This is the dance that 

 went to Laguna. They are the short-haired Tcakwena (tcamoka- 

 wistowe). They are sometimes called drum tcakwena (tcahumoawe). 



Two Hatacuku always come with the short-haired Tcakwena. 

 They are Laguna katcinas. Tsitsikohana, a good hunter, sometimes 

 comes with them and dances out of line. He used to bring in a 

 deer and have someone help him skin it. 



Folklore. — The people of Zuni and Lagvma have always been good 

 friends, better friends than any of the other Indians. When the people 

 first came here there were dances going on all the time and everyone 

 was happy. They heard that the Laguna people were friendly and 

 warned them when they thought there was going to be war and sent 

 messengers to let them know if anything was wrong and tried to 

 help them in every way. They heard that the Laguna people were 

 kind. Then the Itiwana people heard that the Laguna people wanted 

 to have a dance and that they did not dance like the Itiwana people. 

 So the Itiwana people decided to go there and dance for them. They 

 sent the Tcakwena dance. They practiced their songs here, and when 

 they were ready to go everyone got his clothing ready, the way they 

 do now when they go to the Gallup ceremonial. Some of the women 

 wanted to go, too, and they got ready to go. The men got their 

 masks ready and two men went ahead to tell the Laguna people that 

 the people of Itiwana were coming to dance for them. They told the 

 Laguna people to get a room ready for the dancers to go into. The 

 men who were going to dance bundled up their clothing and walked 

 ahead, and the people who were just going to watch the dance packed 

 their clothing and things on horses and donlieys and went behind. 

 There were many people. 



At Laguna everyone was waiting for them. They were baking 

 bread and cooking. They got a room ready for the dancers and the 

 two men who had gone ahead went into the room. The Laguna 

 chief met the dancers as they came to the village and took them to 

 show them their room where they were to go in. The house stood 

 on the west side of the village. It was dark when they got there, so 

 no one saw them come in. The next day they came out and danced 

 in the Laguna village. It was the Towa Tcakwena dance. They 

 danced for two days, and on the third day they were going home 

 again. But the Laguna people, and especially the women, wanted 

 them to dance for four days before they went home. The Laguna 



