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saying, "You who wish to have your children's hair cut bring 

 them." Then the father, or else the mother, would take thechild, with 

 a pair of good moccasins for the child to put on, also a present for the 

 keeper of the sacred pipe, which might consist of a pair of moccasins, 

 rows, or a dress, etc. When the parents had arrived with their 

 children each one addressed the keeper of the pipe, saying, ''Veuerable 

 man, you will please cut my child's hair." handing him the present at 

 the same time. Then the old man would take a child, cut off one lock 

 about the length of a finger, tie it up, and put it with the rest in a 



cd buffalo hide. Then the old man put the little moccasii s on the 

 child, who had not worn any previously, and after turning him around 

 four times he addressed him thus: " ^ucpaha, Wakan'da tt-av^cde 

 vfici i:ia ; (j'iiVka si a£ag<j:e tate" — Grandchild, may Wal-anda pity you, and 

 may your feel rest for a long time on the ground .'" Another form of the 

 address was this : " Wakan'da fa'efife tate ! Ma n <fin'ka si a^ag^e tatfi. 

 Giidihcga" line tate ! — May Wakanda pity you ! May your feet tread the 

 ground! May you go ahead (i. e., may you live hereafter)!" At the 

 conclusion of the ceremouy the parent took the child home, and on 

 arriving there the father cut off the rest of the child's hair, according to 



style of the gens. La Fleche told the following, in 1879 : " If it was 

 desired, horns were left, and a circle of hair around the head, with one 

 lock at each side, over the ear. Some say that they cut off more of the 

 hair, leaving none on top and only a circle around the head." But the 

 writer has not been able to ascertain whether this referred to any par- 

 ticular gens, as the Ictasanda or to the whole tribe. " It is the duty of 

 \Vaji"-a"ba, of the Real Ictasanda, to cut the children's hair. The 

 Keepers of the Pipe and the Real Ictasanda were distinct subgentes, 

 each having special duties." {Frank La Fleche.) 



: : 7:.'. Names of men.— xe-u^a n ha (Sentinel Buffalo Apart from the 

 herd) and his brother, jrawaha, are the only survivors of the Keepers of 

 the Pipe. Hanga-cenu and Mahi n -zi (Yellow Rock) are dead. 



II. Real Ictasanda people. — Waji"-a"ba and Small Heel are the only 

 survivors. The following used to belong to this subgens : Reptile 

 Catcher. (Thunder-god) Threatens to strike. Wishes to Love. Frog. 

 (Thunder) Makes a Roar as it Passes along. Night Walker. Runs (on) 

 the Land. Sacred Mouth. Soles of (gophers') Paws turned Outward. 

 The Reclining Beaver. Snake. Touched the distant foe. Rusty-yellow 

 Corn-husk (an Oto name). Young Black hear. He who Boiled a Little 

 (a nickname for a stingy man). Small Fireplace. He who Hesitates 

 about asking a favor. Maker of a Lowland forest. Stomach Fat. 



III. Waceta" subgens. — Roar of approaching thunder. He who made 

 the foe stir. He who tried to anticipate the rest in reaching the 

 body of a foe. Cedar Shooter. Flat Water (the Platte or Nebras- 

 ka). He is Known. Thunder-god) Roars as he Stands. Sharp Stone. 

 (Thunder that) Walks after the others at the close of a storm. Big 

 Shoulder. (Thunder) Walks On high. Wace-jiuga (Small Reptile?) 



