CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Chapter I.— Introduction 211 



Early migrations of the (J'egiha tribes 211 



.Subsequent migrations of tbe Omahas 2X3 



Present state of the Omahas 214 



Chapter II. — The State 215 



Differentiation of organs in the State 216 



State classes 216 



Servants 217 



Corporations 218 



Chapter III. — The Gentile System 219 



Tribal circles 21S> 



The Omaha tribal circle 219 



Rules for pitching the tents 2'JO 



The sacred tents '. 221 



The sacred pipes 221 



Gahige's account of the tradition of the pipes 222 



A n -ba-hebe's account of the same 222 



Law of membership 225 



The Weji" cte or Elk gens 225 



The IEke-sabe or Black shoulder gens 228 



The Hanga gens 233 



The (fatada gens 236 



The Wasabe-hitaji subgens 236 



The Wajifiga-ifatajl subgens 238 



The xeda-it'aji subgens 239 



The Jjei 11 subgens 240 



The Ka n ze gens 2)1 



The Ma n (fiiika-gaxe gens 242 



The xe-sinde gens 244 



The x a -d a or Deer-head gens 245 



The IBgv'e-jide gens 247 



The Ictasanda gens 248 



Chapter IV.— The Kinship System and Marriage Laws 252 



Classes of kinship 252 



Consanguineous kinship 253 



Affinities '_'.~p."> 



Marriage laws 255 



Whom a man or woman cannot marry 256 



Whom a man or woman can marry 257 



Importance of the subgentes 258 



Remarriage 258 



Chapter V.— Domestic Life >'5'J 



Courtship and marriage customs 259 



Domestic etiquette — bashfulness 262 



Pregnancy 263 



Children 265 



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