42 THE MENOMINI INDIANS [eth. ann. u 



According to Shu'nien and Wios'kasit the arrangement of totems into 

 phratries and subphratries was as follows: 



T. The Owa'sse wi'dishi'anun, or Bear phratry, consisting of the follow- 

 ing totems and subphratries: 



Owa'sse Bear \ 



Miqka'no Mud-turtle y Totems 



Kita'mi Porcupine J 



Nama'nu Beaver \ Subphratries (these 



0"sass Muskrat j two being brothers). 



II. The Kine'u 1 ' wi'dishi'anun, or Eagle phratry, consisting of the fol- 



lowing totems: 



Piniish'iu Bald Eagle 



Kaka'ke Crow 



Inii'qtek Raven 



Ma'qkuana'ni Red-tail Hawk 



"Hinana'skhr" Golden Eagle 



Pe'niki'konau Fish Hawk 



III. The Otii'tshia wi'dishi'anun, or Crane phratry, consisting of the 



following totems: 



Otii'tshia Crane 



Shakshak'eu Great Heron 



Os'se "Old Squaw" Duck 



O'kawa'siku Coot 



IV. The Moqwai'o wi'dishi'anun, or Wolf phratry, consisting of the 



following totems: 



Moqwai'o Wolf 



" Hana" [anii'm] Dog 



Apaq'ssos Deer 



V. The Mo"s wi'dishi'anun. or Moose phratry, with the following totems: 



Mo*s Moose 



Oma'skos Elk 



Waba'shiu Marten 



Wu'tshik ... Fisher 



TOXEMIC ORGANIZATION 



After Hie several totems congregated and united into an organized 

 body for mutual benefit, according to the myth, they still were without 

 the means of providing themselves with food, medicinal plants, and 

 the power to ward off disease and death. 



When the Good Mystery beheld the people on the new earth, and 

 found fchem afflicted with hardship and disease, and exposed to constant 

 annoyance from the malevolent underground beings (the ana'maqki'u), 

 lie concluded to provide them with the means of bettering their condi- 

 tion, and accomplished it by sending down to the earth one of his 



