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ing the Wolf people?). 2. Niniba t'a n . 3. Mi°'xa-sa n wet'aji. Lion gave 



the following: 1. Mi'^asi (Coyote and Wolf people). 2. I""e waqiibe, 



Keepers of the Sacred Stones. 3. Niniba t'a n . 4. Mi"'\a-sa" wet'ajl. 



According to Cange-ska, Qube was the name given to his part of the 



gens after the death of Black Bird ; therefore it is a modern name, not 



a hundred years old. But I'">e waqube points to the mythical origin of 



the gens ; hence the writer is inclined to accept the fourfold division as 



the ancient one. The present head of the Coyote people is j^aqie-tig^e, 



whose predecessor was Hu-fagebe. Cange-ska, of the second subgens, 



is the successor of his lather, who bore the same name. Uckadaji is the 



rightful keeper of the Sacred Pipe, but as he is very old Ca n ta a -jinga 



has superseded him, according to jafi-'-mVpaji. Mi n xa-skS was the 



the head ol the -Mi"xa-sa n wet'ajl, but Mauga'ajl has succeeded him. The 



name of this last subgens means " Those who do not touch swans," 



but this is only a name, not a taboo, according to some of the Omahas. 



Among the Kansas Indians, the JVta n yinka-gaxe people used to include 



the Elk gens, and part of the latter is called, Mi n/ xa unikaei n ga, Swan 



people. As these were originally a subgens of the Kansas Ma-'yiuka- 



gaxe, it furnishes another reason for accepting the statement of' Liou 



about tlie Omaha Mi n xa-sa n -wet'ajl. 



§58. Birth-names of boys.— ja^' na : 'paji gave the following, but he 

 did not know their exact order : He who Continues to Travel (denied 

 by the La Flecke and Two Crows). Little Tail (of a coyote). Sudden 

 Crunching sound (made by a coyote or wolf when gnawing bones). 

 (Coyote) Wheels around suddenly. (Coyote) Stands erect very sud- 

 denly. Surly Wolf. 



Names of men. I. Wolf subgens.— Sudden crunching sound. Wacicka, 

 Continues Running. Wheels around suddenly. The Standing one who 

 is Traveling. (Wolf) Makes a sadden Crackling sound (by alighting 

 on twigs or branches). Ghost of a Grizzly bear. Stands 'erect Very 

 suddenly. Little Tail. Young Traveler. He who Continues to Travel, 

 or Standing Traveler. Standing Elk. Young animal Feeding or graz- 

 ing with a, herd. II. B-e-waqube subgens.— White Horse. Ancestral 

 Kansas. Thunder-god. Village-maker. Brave Secoud-sou. Black 

 Bird (not Blackbird). Big Black bear. White Swan. Night Walker. 

 He whom they Reverence. Big Chief. Walking Stone. Bed Stone. 

 d a$i»-na n paji said that the last two names were birth-names in this 

 subgens. III. Niniba-t'a" subgens.— He who Bushes into battle. Young 

 V olf. Saucy Chief. IV. Swan si<bgt'ns.—Ue whom an Arrow Fails 

 to wound. Willing to be employed. A member of this gens, Tailless 

 Grizzly bear, has been with the Bonkas for many years. His name is 

 not an Omaha name. 



Fames «f women.— Hawk-Female. New Hawk-Female. Miacte-cta n . 

 orMiate-cta". Mi"-mi}ega. Visible Moon. ( Wolf ) Stands erect. White 

 Ponka in the distance. Ponka Female. She who is Ever Coming back- 

 Visible. Eagle Circling around. Wate wi n . 



