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The survival of early Zuni traits 325 



Outline of Spanish-Zufii history 326 



Outline of pristine Zufii history 341 



Outline of Zuni raytho-sociologic organization 367 



General explanations relative to the text 373 



Myths -- 379 



The genesis of the worlds, or the beginning of newness 379 



The genesis of men and the creatures 379 



The gestation of men and the creatures 381 



The forthcoming from earth of the foremost of men 381 



The l)irth from the sea of the Twain deliverers of men 381 



The birth and delivery of men and the creatures 382 



The condition of men when first into the world of daylight born 383 



The origin of priests and of knowledge 384 



The origin of the Raven and the Macaw, totems of winter and summer.. 384 

 The origin and naming of totem-clans and creature kinds, and the division 



and naming of spaces and things 386 



The origin of the councils of secrecy or sacred brotherhoods 387 



The unripeness and instability of the world when still young 388 



The hardening of the world, and the first settlement of men 388 



The beginning of the search for the Middle of the world, and the second 



tarrying of men j 390 



The learning of war, and the third tarrying 390 



The meeting of the People of Dew, and the fourth tarrying 390 



The generation of the seed of seeds, or the origin of corn 391 



The renewal of the search for the Middle 398 



The choosing of seekers for signs of the Middle 398 



The change-making sin of the brother and sister 399 



The birth of the Old-ones or ancients of the Ka'ka 401 



The renewal of the great journey, and the suiulering of the tribes of men. 403 



The origin of death by dying, and the abode of souls and the Ka'kil 404 



The loss of the great southern clans 405 



The saving of the father-clans 405 



The awaiting of the lost clans *06 



The straying of K'yak'lu, and his plaint to the Water-fowl 406 



How the Duck, hearing, was fain to guide K'yiik'lu 407 



How the Kainbow-worm bore K'yiik'lu to the plain of Ka"hluelane 408 



The tarryiug of K'yiik'lu in the plain, and his dismay , 409 



How the Duck found the lake of the dead and the gods of the Ka'ka 409 



How the gods of the Ka'ka counselled the Duck 410 



How by behest of the Duck the Ka'yemiishi sought K'yiik'lu to convey 



him to the lake of the dead 410 



How the Ka'yemiishi bore K'yiik'lu to the council of the gods 411 



The council of the Ka'ka, and the instruction of K'yak'lu by the gods ... 412 



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