28 PUEBLO ARCHITECTURE. 
The Bear people had two chiefs, who were brothers; the elder was 
called Vwen-ti-s6-mo, and the younger Ma-tci-to. They had a desperate 
quarrel at Shumopavi, and their people divided into two factions, accord- 
ing as they inclined to one or other of the contestants. After a long 
period of contention Ma-tci-to and his followers withdrew to the mesa 
where Oraibi now stands, about 8 miles northwest from Shumopavi, wd 
built houses a little to the southwest of the limits of the present town. 
These houses were afterwards destroyed by ‘enemies from the north,” 
and the older portion of the existing town, the southwest‘ends of the 
house rows, were built with stones from the demolished houses. Frag- 
ments of these early walls are still occasionally unearthed. 
After Ma-tei-to and his people were established there, whenever any 
of the Shumopavi people became dissatisfied with that place they built 
at Oraibi, Ma-tci-to placed a little stone monument about halfway 
between these two villages to mark the boundary of the land. Vwen- 
ti-so’-mo objected to this, but it was ultimately accepted with the proviso 
that the village growing the fastest should have the privilege of moving 
it toward the other village. The monument still stands, and is on the 
direct Oraibi trail from Shumopavi, 3 miles from the latter. It is a well 
dressed, rectangular block of sandstone, projecting two feet above the 
ground, and measures 8$ by 7 inches. On the end is carved the rude 
semblance of a human head, or mask, the eyes and mouth being merely 
round shallow holes, with a black line painted around them, The stone 
is pecked on the side, but the head and front are rubbed quite smooth, 
and the block, tapering slightly to the base, suggests the ancient Roman 
Termini. 
There are Eagle people living at Oraibi, Mashongnavi, and Walpi, 
and it would seem as if they had journeyed for some time with the later 
Snake people and others from the northwest. Vague traditions attach 
them to several of the ruins north of the Moen-kopi, although most ot 
these are regarded as the remains of Snake dwellings. 
The legend of the Eagle people introduces them from the west, com- 
ing in by way of the Moen-kopi water course. They found many peo- 
ple living in Tusayan, at Oraibi, the Middle Mesa, and near the East 
Mesa, but the Snake village was yetin the valley. Some of the Eagles 
remained at Oraibi, but the main body moved to a large mound just 
east of Mashongnavi, on the summit of which they built a village and 
called it Shi-téizmu. Numerous traces of small-roomed houses can be 
seen on this mound and on some of the lower surroundings. The uneven 
summit is about 300 by 200 feet, and the village seems to have been built 
in the form of an irregular ellipse, but the ground plan is very obscure. 
While the Eagles were living at Shitai-mu, they sent “ Yellow Foot” 
to the mountain in the east (at the headwaters of the Rio Grande) to 
obtain a dog. After many perilous adventures in caverns guarded by 
bear, mountain lion, and rattlesnake, he got two dogs and returned. 
