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they took a prominent part in the conspiracy of Pontiac, and espe- 

 cially in the siege of Detroit. They then withdrew up the Sandusky, 

 where they were associated with the Delaware and later moved down 

 the Ohio river through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, to Kansas, where 

 for a time ihey were domiciled at Kansas City, Kansas, then called 

 Wyandotte. Thence the greater part of them were removed once 

 more to Wyandotte, Oklahoma, where they now are. 



The name Wyandot is a form of the ancient name Ouendat or 

 Wendat, by which the entire Huron confederacy, comprising the 

 Deer, Bowl, Rock, Cord, Bear and Tobacco nations, called them- 

 selves. The term Huron is of obscure French origin. 



The blood of the Wj-andots now mingles with that of their white 

 neighbors to a very great extent, but there are, to the writer's personal 

 knowledge, members of the tribe intermarried with the Cherokee, 

 Oto, Pawnee, Dakota and other tribes. These are scattered over many 

 quarters of the United States, including Wisconsin, where several 

 members reside at the present writing. 



While not a single full blooded Wyandot remains in Oklahoma 

 today, there are still a few old people who possess knowledge of the 

 language and of some of the customs of olden times. The Wyandot, 

 from earliest colonial times were noted for their personal charm, 

 bravery and intelligence and they are today exceptionally progressive 

 and now live in comfortable modern homes, surrounded b}^ every 

 evidence of an advanced state of civilization. 



They still retain the tradition of their clan organization and while 

 it is possible to learn the clan affiliations of nearly every survivor, it 

 is difficult to secure anything like a full list of clan names. The fol- 

 lowing fragmentary list was, however, obtained from Mrs. Allen 

 Johnson, of the Deer clan, who was called upon to furnish names for 

 the writer's wife and baby daughter, who both belong, through right 

 of descent in the female line, to the Porcupine people. 



PORCUPINE CLAN NAMES 

 Female Names Male Names 



1, Teia'ntra^', ''Cant-find-her." 1, Gwera'ro", 'Tnterlaced-trees." 



2, Oha'tato"', "Lost-in-the-timber."2, Howa'riko", ? 



3, Yare'hitsi, "Long-tree." 



4, Yeronya" nes, ? 



5, Saiyutara", ? 



6, Skane"da'we, ? 



